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Access to Work cap announcement ‘does not go far enough’

By John Pring on 22nd March 2018 Category: Employment

Access to Work cap announcement ‘does not go far enough’
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The government’s decision to loosen its restrictions on Access to Work (AtW) payments does not go far enough, and its “discriminatory” cap must be scrapped completely, according to disabled campaigners. They spoke out after a partial U-turn on the AtW cap […]

Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court

By John Pring on 15th February 2018 Category: Employment

Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court
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A Deaf chief executive has won the right to question the government’s “discriminatory” cap on Access to Work (AtW) payments in the high court, in the latest legal challenge to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) disability policy agenda. David […]

OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people

By John Pring on 4th January 2018 Category: Employment

OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people
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Disabled campaigners have criticised the decision to award an OBE to the senior Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servant responsible for delivering the much-criticised Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Rilesh Jadeja, AtW’s national delivery manager, was recognised in the […]

Deaf leader launches legal case over ‘discriminatory’ Access to Work cap

By John Pring on 7th December 2017 Category: Employment

Deaf leader launches legal case over ‘discriminatory’ Access to Work cap
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A Deaf chief executive has launched a legal case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its “discriminatory” cap on the amount of support available to help disabled people with disability-related expenses at work. David Buxton, chief executive of […]

Access to Work: ‘Scheme’s future in jeopardy through cuts and incompetence’

By John Pring on 26th October 2017 Category: Employment

Access to Work: ‘Scheme’s future in jeopardy through cuts and incompetence’
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The future of the government’s Access to Work (AtW) disability employment scheme is in jeopardy because of “bureaucratic incompetence” and a cost-cutting drive to reduce people’s support packages, according to new research. The report, commissioned by Inclusion London, found that “shocking […]

Access to Work: Ombudsman faces questions over investigation

By John Pring on 26th October 2017 Category: Employment

Access to Work: Ombudsman faces questions over investigation
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A parliamentary ombudsman took more than three-and-a-half years to complete an investigation into the government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme, and then failed to make any recommendations for improvements, despite upholding more than 40 complaints. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman […]

DWP ‘manipulated Access to Work figures to hide cuts and harassment’

By John Pring on 12th October 2017 Category: Employment

DWP ‘manipulated Access to Work figures to hide cuts and harassment’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of manipulating statistics in an attempt to hide the ongoing barriers, cuts and harassment experienced by disabled people seeking support from a key disability employment programme. The claims followed the release […]

Access to Work cap hits prominent Deaf campaigner as he starts new job

By John Pring on 18th May 2017 Category: Employment

Access to Work cap hits prominent Deaf campaigner as he starts new job
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The newly-appointed Deaf chief executive of a leading disabled people’s organisation has been told the government will only provide him with enough support to pay for interpreters three days every week. David Buxton, a British Sign Language-user, began his full-time job […]

Experts call for focus on Access to Work, adjustments, attitudes… and funding

By John Pring on 18th August 2016 Category: Employment

Experts call for focus on Access to Work, adjustments, attitudes… and funding
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Disabled experts have suggested a raft of ways in which the government could help to fulfil its commitment to halving the disability employment gap. The ideas came during a public evidence session held at Somerset House in central London, part of […]

Drop in Access to Work numbers shows DWP ‘is strangling the scheme’

By John Pring on 21st July 2016 Category: Employment

Drop in Access to Work numbers shows DWP ‘is strangling the scheme’
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The government is facing calls for a “fundamental rethink” of its approach to Access to Work (AtW), after new figures showed the number of disabled people receiving support through the employment scheme fell last year. At its peak, in 2009-10, under […]

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