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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Disabled people across England are continuing to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale due to “unjust” social care charging policies, according to “deeply concerning” new research. The research by disabled people’s organisation Disability Law Service (DLS)* suggests that the […]
New disability minister pledges to put disabled people’s voices at ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A senior MP with decades of social security experience has been appointed as the new minister with overall responsibility for disability issues, and has pledged to ensure “disabled people’s views and voices are at the heart of all we do”.
Mounting evidence of assessment crisis, as DWP halts WCA …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Mounting evidence suggests a crisis within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) systems that assess disabled people for their eligibility for benefits. Delays and backlogs across the assessment system have even led to DWP refusing to carry out any repeat work capability assessments (WCAs) for …
Work coaches confirm harsher new DWP jobcentre tactics
WEBSep 12, 2024 · New disturbing evidence has emerged that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced harsher rules designed to force more disabled people with significant mental distress to attend frequent face-to-face jobcentre meetings. Last week, a work coach told Disability News Service (DNS) that she …
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…
Access to Work in crisis as figures show ‘massive’ waiting-list
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme is in crisis, with new figures showing the number of disabled people waiting for decisions on their applications has more than quadrupled in a year. By 22 March, there were 20,909 disabled people waiting for a decision on their claim for support through the disability employment programme, compared ...
New charter calls for ‘bold’ action from government on disability ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people.
DWP figures show 600,000 could be missing out on disability …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · By John Pring on 16th March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty. More than 600,000 disabled people could be missing out on thousands of pounds a year of disability benefits they are entitled to, according to new figures released by the minister for disabled people. They show that 632,000 people are …
DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that its system for assessing disabled people for their eligibility for benefits is “fragmented” and “inefficient”. The comments about the system were contained in documents shared earlier this year with companies seeking to win new assessment contracts from the department, and now ...
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WEBBy John Pring on 5th September 2024 Category: Transport. Listen. An “eye-opening” report has called for action to address the “inconsistent, unpredictable and sometimes inaccessible services” that disabled bus passengers have to put up with. The report is based on research that aimed to understand the main challenges faced by different