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DWP cuts specialist disability employment advisors in Jobcentres by over 60%
There has been a steep fall in full-time specialist employment support for disabled people in jobcentres. Independent article: DWP cuts specialist disability employment advisors in Jobcentres by over 60 per cent, by Jon Stone, 10 Nov 2015 There have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, ESA, Job centres, Universal credit
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The high cost of UK Government’s Benefits projects
From the Guardian: Labour says universal credit will take 495 years to roll out as costs rise £3bn, by Rajeev Syal and Rowena Mason, Friday 26 June 2015 Iain Duncan Smith’s scheme to integrate welfare benefits has suffered numerous delays and revisions … Continue reading
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Tagged care.data, Iain Duncan Smith MP, Major Projects Authority report, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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Universal Credit conference, Bangor 23 January
The innovative Conference will not only discuss the changes to Benefits which will have a profound effect on individuals and communities but it will also create a research agenda with the individuals and agencies that will be involved in the … Continue reading
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Welfare system causing hardship in Wales says CAB
A report, One Day at a Time launched 8 July 2014 by Citizens Advice Cymru highlights that many of the most vulnerable in Wales are being forced into hardship due to the biggest changes to the welfare system in over sixty … Continue reading
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Tagged CAB, Citizens Advice Bureau, Citizens Advice Cymru, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Jeff Cuthbert AM, One day at a time, Tackling Povery Action Plan, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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Low earning households worse off on Universal Credit
According to a report by the Chartered Institute of Housing, Universal Credit will deliver improvements on the current system but not all low-earning working households will really be better off e.g.: Lone parents with one, two or three children Most … Continue reading
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Universal Credit problems highlighted
A number of news stories have highlighted existing and potential problems with the plans for introducing Universal Credit, the benefit designed to replace income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income-related employment support allowance, housing benefit, working tax credit, child tax credit and income … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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