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Record 1.6 million food bank parcels given out in past year
25 April 2019 | News
... 2018 to March 2019 has been the busiest year for food banks in its history, according the Tressell Trust. During the ... consistently not covering the cost of living (33%), and delays or changes to benefits being paid. Almost half ... paid in UK were linked to Universal Credit. From this data, and other insights from food banks in the Trussell Trust’s ...
More than half of all new PIP claims in Scotland refused
26 January 2020 | News
More than half of new claims for personal independence payment (PIP) in Scotland are refused, according to a Scottish Government report ... replaced DLA with PIP in 2013, 167,000 new claims in Scotland have been unsuccessful, 54% of all applications • ...
Independent Living Strategy Group looking for local authority assessment case studies
09 March 2017 | News
The Independent Living Strategy Group (chaired by Baroness Jane ... in dispute with their local authority concerning assessment and/or support provided under the Care Act, and where the local authority has climbed down following a ...
Research project about experiences of people in the ESA Support Group
14 October 2018 | News
Are you in the ESA Support Group or the equivalent Universal Credit group and would like to contribute to some important government ... research? View easy read version The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have commissioned IFF Research to carry ...
DWP should not be responsible for helping disabled people into work
20 January 2019 | News
Pathways from Poverty: A case for institutional reform – Demos discussion paper Demos ... by Tom Pollard, questions whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the right place to start helping those ... condition into work. About 4 percent of those on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are moved into work each year by ...
Scottish Government consults on independent advocacy support for disabled benefit claimants
10 July 2019 | News
... a consultation on “how best to ensure the highest standards of service are consistently delivered for those applying for Social Security Scotland benefits.” The aim is for new independent advocacy ...
Access to Work cap goes up to £59,200 in April
11 February 2019 | News
... to help pay for additional support that they may need in the workplace through the government’s Access to Work ... workplace adaptations, assistive technology, transport and interpreters. Now, even more people will be able to ... or health condition doesn’t hold them back at work, and last year more than 27,000 people received support, ...
Wembley commits to independent review of Euros after disabled fan attacks
17 August 2021 | News
Wembley Stadium has committed to holding an independent review led by Baroness Casey of ... stormed by ticketless fans. Calling the scenes “shocking and appalling” and those who contributed to them “yobs”, a Wembley ...
Your glow in your darkest hour – a poem for Disability History Month
21 December 2015 | News
In late October I went on a long, high speed train journey ... who were killed or forcibly sterilised by the Nazis. Standing on a frigid day seeing the memorial with its metal rims and blue panes of glass, I was moved to write many notes. ...
DR UK responds to the Public Accounts Committee Benefit Sanctions inquiry
07 December 2016 | News
The National Audit Office (NAO) are currently undertaking a study to examine whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is achieving value for money from its ... includes how benefit sanctions fit with the intended aims and outcomes of DWP's wider working age employment policy, ...