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Health and Disability Green Paper – a cause for concern
31 August 2021 | News
On 20 July the DWP published its long promised Health and Disability Green Paper consultation titled “ Shaping Future Support ”. It considers the options for addressing some “short-to medium-term issues in health and disability benefits”. It also aims to ...
1.6 million children live in mouldy and damp homes
23 February 2023 | News
... on a survey of 2,000 renters, analysis by Citizens Advice indicates that more than half of private renters in England (2.7m households) are currently struggling with ... said poor energy efficiency is often the cause of these issues. And its study showed that tenants of private rentals ...
DWP spends almost £40 million contesting disabled people’s right to ESA
28 August 2017 | News
An investigation by The Independent has revealed that the DWP ... still, that cost only refers to those incurred by the DWP and does not include the yet unverified money spent by the ... assess disabled people with have with mental health problems. Responding to the Independent, a DWP spokesperson ...
New Scottish sensory impairment strategy
24 April 2014 | News
The Scottish Government has invested £2 million to implement a new strategy for sensory ... for improving services for sensory impaired people in Scotland. It was put together following close consultation with a ... include promoting increased awareness of sensory problems in training programmes, to make sure people do not ...
Social Security System "sanctions and demonises Disabled People" - DR UK responds to Employment Inquiry
08 April 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK has responded to the Work and Pensions Select Committee's Disability Employment Inquiry . You can read our full version below, and watch our oral evidence session on the 17th April at ...
Being in Control: Getting Personal Assistants (PAs)
15 April 2025 | Resource
... 2015), there is a legal duty upon local authorities in England to provide or arrange services that promote independence ... an employer with all the legal, financial and practical issues that entails. Direct payment is a cash payment that ... out in your domestic setting. Lack of clarity may lead to problems. Your PA can assist you with a wide range of tasks ...
Dudley CIL peer support group for individual employers and personal assistants
17 January 2019 | News
On 19 September, last year, Dudley CIL held an event for Individual employers of personal assistants (PAs). The ... of this event was to find out what was working or not, and what ideas attendees came up with to make the lives of ... health budget or their own money to provide personal care and support in their own homes were. The first idea that ...
Incapacity and disability benefit claimants feel particularly hard hit during coronavirus outbreak, MPs find
26 April 2020 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has published the results of a survey to find out people’s experiences of the benefit system during ... face to face assessments for disability benefits has caused problems for people whose assessments have been cancelled ...
Government issues ‘phase two’ Coronavirus guidance
10 May 2020 | News
The Government has issued new guidance on how it is responding to Coronavirus, including social and economic easements. An easy to read FAQ can be found ... for caring for their residents during the pandemic. Any issues in accessing this support will be escalated to ...
DWP launches WCA changes consultation aimed at reducing the number of claimants in ‘limited capability for work-related activity’ group
06 September 2023 | News
... (WCA) reform so that Disabled people assessed as having a limited capability for work are, in their words, not ... to work. The WCA is used in universal credit (UC) and employment support allowance (ESA) to determine what ... include excluding consideration of someone’s mobility problems altogether, and also removing the assessment ...