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Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap
Disability rights UK report, 26 January 2016: Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap Lord Freud announces government intention to exempt recipients of Carer’s Allowance from the benefit cap during yesterday’s Lords debate on the Welfare Reform and … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefit cap, Carers allowance, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Lord Freud, Welfare reform
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Question re ME, CFS and WCA in the House of Lords
27 Nov 2012 The Countess of Mar (Crossbench): To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether during work capability assessments Atos Healthcare professionals and Department for Work and Pensions assessors are required to take into account the National Institute for Health and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Countess of Mar, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Hansard, House of Lord, Lord Freud, NICE guidelines, WCA, Work Capability Assessment
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Parliamentary question re Royal Mail & Benefits claimants mail
Asked by The Countess of Mar: To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what circumstances Royal Mail staff are required to open correspondence to the Department for Work and Pensions from claimants containing confidential medical information, as reported in the Independent … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Balfour Beatty Workplace, Countess of Mar, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Independent, Lord Freud, Parliamentary Questions, Royal mail
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