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Risk of harm need not be ‘more likely than not’ when assessing PIP
10 April 2017 | News
The DWP has argued that a claimant can only score points for the purposes of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) ... whether there is a real possibility that harm might occur and also at how great the harm might be. The greater the ... disease, learning difficulties, dementia, mental health and other conditions being awarded PIP. It may also allow ...
National Diversity Awards 2014
30 October 2014 | News
Award winners After decades of supporting disabled children through ... the first British Adapted Physical Education Course, and becoming the oldest female sky diver at 82 years of age. ... for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Last Leg' stars Adam Hills and Alex Brooker presented the positive role model award for ...
Emergency Alerts system launched
22 March 2023 | News
... contacted via their mobile phone if their lives are at risk in an emergency. It will be used to send a direct message ... include public health emergencies, severe floods, fires and industrial incidents. The service will be sending out ... will be sent to all compatible phones in the UK. It will clearly indicate that no action is required and that this is a ...
Tilly gets 3d printed Alita battle arms
01 April 2019 | News
... body. Read more about Tilly's 3d arms Tilly lost both her hands from meningitis B when she was 15 months old. Open Bionics have worked with 20th Century Fox and the Alita team to build bespoke 3d printed Hero Arms ...
Care home residents allowed three visitors over Christmas
14 December 2021 | News
The Department of Health has introduced new safety measures for care home residents which only allow three visitors and a designated carer "to balance the current Covid-19 risk and the need to keep people safe". Staff will have to take ...
New DWP freephone lines
29 November 2017 | News
All DWP Universal Credit phone lines are now free and nobody will be charged when they need ... Credit claim. In October, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke committed to making all DWP ...
We call for a single disability employment programme
15 May 2013 | News
... Liz Sayce calls on Government to establish a one-stop single disability employment programme – with power in the hands of people living with disability or health conditions, backed by peer support and a strong role for organisations led by disabled people. ...
Committee slams DWP UC waste
11 September 2013 | News
... Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) The Department for Work and Pensions has made such a mess of setting up Universal Credit that the Major Projects Authority ... idea as to how it was actually going to work. Confusion and poor management at the highest levels have already ...
The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey
14 March 2019 | News
The Business Disability Forum advises people managers and departmental leaders every day on adjustments, policies and related employee caseloads. Their Workplace Adjustments ...
Media responses to our Taking Control report
07 October 2013 | News
There has been a great deal of media interest in our new report 'Taking Control of Employment ... failing disabled people (with at least an 88% failure rate) and is very poor value for money. The report also found that ... The BBC also covered the news item on video and interviewed Liz Sayce. You can view this at ...