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Two flagship DWP disability jobs schemes slated in front of MPs

By John Pring on 25th February 2021 Category: Employment

Two flagship DWP disability jobs schemes slated in front of MPs
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Two of the government’s flagship disability employment schemes have been heavily criticised by a pair of disabled campaigners in a parliamentary evidence session. The Commons work and pensions committee was hearing evidence for its inquiry into the disability employment gap, the […]

Round-up: ‘No DSS’ court case, DPO grants, Hancock on social care… and clear face masks

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: ‘No DSS’ court case, DPO grants, Hancock on social care… and clear face masks
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A court has found in favour of a disabled dad who argued that he was being discriminated against by an estate agent who prevented him viewing properties because he was claiming housing benefit. Stephen Tyler has been barred from viewing properties […]

Coronavirus: Disabled workers raise concerns over Access to Work

By John Pring on 2nd April 2020 Category: Employment

Coronavirus: Disabled workers raise concerns over Access to Work
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Disabled people are raising concerns about the way the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is running its Access to Work disability employment scheme during the coronavirus crisis. The scheme – which funds support such as personal assistants, travel costs and […]

Record number of disabled people receive support from Access to Work

By John Pring on 8th August 2019 Category: Employment

Record number of disabled people receive support from Access to Work
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A record number of disabled people received employment-related support through the government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme last year, new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures have revealed. It is also the first time that spending on AtW has exceeded […]

Deaf boss forced to appeal for charity support after Access to Work court defeat

By John Pring on 23rd August 2018 Category: Employment

Deaf boss forced to appeal for charity support after Access to Work court defeat
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A Deaf chief executive is having to appeal to charity to fund the support he needs to do his job, after the high court decided that a cap the government imposed on Access to Work (AtW) payments did not breach the […]

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 […]

Home Office IT failure stalls disabled civil servant’s career, MPs hear

By John Pring on 1st February 2018 Category: Employment

Home Office IT failure stalls disabled civil servant’s career, MPs hear
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A disabled civil servant has told MPs how her career has stalled because of the failure of the IT systems in the Home Office to cope with the assistive technology she needs to do her job. Jo-Ann Moran, a senior executive […]

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 […]

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