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Advanced payments of Universal Credit must be repaid in 6 months
25 October 2017 | News
New revised guidance has been issued by the DWP in relation to advance payments to Universal Credit ... says: “To establish if the claimant has a financial need and requires an advance they should then be asked if they ... equivalent of 40% of the claimant’s Universal Credit Standard Allowance; the claimant should be offered support to ...
WCA damages health say 95 per cent
03 July 2014 | News
... assessment of disabled people for ESA has been a national scandal with the real problem being the culture of contempt which is at the very heart of ... had physical impairments and 70% had mental health problems. The questionnaire asked people who were sick or ...
Govt response to SEN COP consultation
10 June 2014 | News
Special education needs and disability code of practice - 0 to 25 years: government ... taken from the document: 25. Children and young people clearly want to be involved in making decisions about their individual support, ...
End of lockdown: one size fits all approach fails shielders
22 June 2020 | News
Government plans to relax rules for shielders, including many disabled people and people with chronic health conditions, remove almost all ... to reopen society will come into play for shielders from early July with another set in early August seeing the ...
An official from the DWP comes to meet with us
26 October 2017 | News
... 25 th September Phil Murray from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Disability and Work Opportunities Division came to our offices. This was to be interviewed (or as Phil jokingly put it, “grilled”) by ...
High Court challenge to exclusion of nearly two million Disabled people from £20 week benefit uplift
29 April 2021 | News
... decide whether it was lawful of the Government not to give nearly 2 million people on disability benefits the same £1040 a year increase that it has given Universal Credit claimants. At the beginning of the pandemic the Government announced a £20 per week increase to ...
Disabled Students Allowances: Over half of eligible students miss out
13 August 2019 | News
Confusion over what is meant by disability, and poor awareness of a widely available fund, has led to 60% of eligible disabled students missing out on financial support at university. A report from the Department for Education in England , released earlier this year, revealed 60% of eligible ...
Starter payments needed to give financial support during 5 weeks wait for first Universal Credit payment, say MPs
18 October 2020 | News
The Work and Pension Committee says that the current wait of at least ... while its Advance payments (loans) can provide a valuable financial lifeline, some people cannot the required ... indication that someone is struggling and offer support as early as possible. Among the Committee’s other key ...
Millions of Pounds Held Up Every Month Due to Delays in PIP Reviews
17 August 2023 | News
Disabled people are missing out on an estimated £24 million every month because of ... the number of people seeking support from the charity with issues related to PIP reviews increased by 19% compared to ... health assessments that can be carried out. Between January and April 2023, 210,000 people made a new claim for PIP, but ...
Two new reports advocate Universal Basic Income with little concession to disability
17 March 2019 | News
We highlight the pros and cons of each report... Both reports are not really concerned with financial support for disabled people - which raises ... The report seeks to postpone disability and housing costs issues till a later date, with no detail. Report 2 Nothing ...