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UK government plans to help people with health conditions & disabilities into work need to improve

The UK Government green paper Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives  set out the government’s proposals on ways to halve the disability employment gap experienced by disabled people and people with long-term health conditions. The consultation closed on 17 Feb 2017. Interested … Continue reading

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Take part in a survey of your experiences of benefits, WCA, getting support to work

Disability Wales request your help in responding to the DWP. That’s because the Department for Work and Pensions has produced a Green Paper, ‘Improving Lives: Work, Health and Disability’, which outlines the steps that it wants to take to halve … Continue reading

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Discuss the DWP Green Paper on disability & employment at events 31 Jan & 7 Feb 2017

Disability Wales events: Discussing the DWP Green Paper How does the Government treat disabled people on ESA? How do employers treat disabled people in work or looking for work?  Tell Disability Wales! Have you been on Employment Support Allowance? Did … Continue reading

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Ministers set to force work-related activity on everyone in ESA support group 

Disability news service blog post by John Pring, 3 November 2016:  Ministers set to force work-related activity on everyone in ESA support group  The Department for Work and Pensions is considering forcing all sick and disabled people on out-of-work disability … Continue reading

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