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Social Value Act: introductory guide
08 April 2018 | News
An introductory guide to the Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012 for commissioners and policymakers. Link to guide The Office for Civil ... guide to the Social Value Act (SVA) for commissioners and policy makers. In this guide, you will find a plain ...
Proposals for a universal disability insurance
10 July 2013 | News
Country Firing on All Cylinders – New Social Security for Disabled ... the right to work – over half are economically inactive and twice as likely to be out of work than non-disabled ... which combines back to work support, social care, and disability benefits in a single personal budget. He sets ...
DWP must prove it’s up to the job before it starts managed migration to Universal Credit
30 April 2019 | News
The Work and Pension Select Committee of MPs has today issued a ... says the DWP must “prove it is up to the job” before a single claimant is transferred onto Universal Credit through ... council, the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) and the National Audit Office’s recommendations, and ...
Disabled peoples power to influence
28 May 2013 | News
Influence - What’s the Point? Finding the Energy In this ... new blog post Danny West, freelance trainer, coach, mentor and leadership consultant, talks about the nature of influence and the unique skills of people living with disabilities, ...
Coronavirus - information for disabled people
22 November 2020 | News
We are continuing to update our comprehensive Coronavirus information ... the government released information on its winter plan, and on how local tiers will work from 2 December. Information and links to key government updates can be found here: ...
AzuleJoe wins Inclusive Technology Prize
16 March 2016 | News
The Inclusive Technology Prize aims to stimulate the co-creation of innovative products, technologies and systems that enable disabled people, their family, friends and carers equal access to life’s opportunities. From over ...
Sport England helps disabled people access sport
03 December 2014 | News
To mark International Persons with Disabilities Day yesterday, Sport England has today announced a new partnership with Disability ... and needs of disabled people and has the scope to tackle issues of latent demand for people who would like to use ...
Wetherspoons apologise for toilet inconvenience
13 March 2014 | News
Following a complaint reported in the Hertfordshire Mercury ... their reply Wetherspoons have apologised for this incident and assure us that this will be a one off. The toilet is now ... thank The Hertfordshire Mercury for reporting this incident and all those who made the situation known through social ...
New DR UK updated benefit sanctions factsheet free to download
20 July 2020 | News
On 30 June, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey announced ... and benefit sanctions, suspended from March, had been reintroduced as jobcentres in England start to reopen after ... (ESA) and 'new style' jobseeker's allowance (JSA). Issues covered in our new factsheet include: what a benefit ...
Risk of major disability poverty rise
12 June 2013 | News
... disability poverty rise Today’s poverty figures from DWP and the National Statistics Office (NSO) reveal that absolute poverty is rising for children and some working age adults. An additional 300,000 children ...