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DWP dismisses second call by advisers to double size of work scheme

By John Pring on 28th February 2015 Category: Employment

DWP dismisses second call by advisers to double size of work scheme
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Ministers have failed to implement recommendations made nearly two years ago by their own advisers on how to improve the Access to Work (AtW) employment programme, including a vital call to double the number of people using the scheme. The recommendations […]

Most Access to Work recipients ‘have their support cut after reviews’

By John Pring on 21st February 2015 Category: Employment

Most Access to Work recipients ‘have their support cut after reviews’
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Nearly all of the disabled people whose Access to Work (AtW) entitlement is reviewed by the government are having their support cut, according to evidence being compiled by disability organisations. The evidence suggests that the government is only managing to increase […]

Access to Work crisis: Claimants face court action over unpaid bills

By John Pring on 16th January 2015 Category: Employment

Access to Work crisis: Claimants face court action over unpaid bills
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Disabled people are being threatened with legal action by a company exasperated by the government’s failure to pay invoices agreed through its Access to Work (AtW) scheme. One self-employed AtW claimant, Jane*, has told how ergonomic office furniture suppliers Back Care […]

Access to Work crisis: Campaigners secure first legal victory

By John Pring on 29th December 2014 Category: Employment, Human Rights, News Archive

Access to Work crisis: Campaigners secure first legal victory
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The government has agreed to publish secret guidance that shows who is eligible for support under its under-fire Access to Work (AtW) scheme, after it was threatened with legal action by Deaf and disabled campaigners. Lawyers for the Stop Changes to […]

Access to Work crisis: Scheme must improve, say MPs

By John Pring on 19th December 2014 Category: Employment, News Archive, Politics

Access to Work crisis: Scheme must improve, say MPs
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The Access to Work (AtW) scheme is only helping a minority of the disabled people it should be supporting in the workplace, according to a committee of MPs. The work and pensions select committee report also warns that a new rule […]

Access to Work crisis: DWP faces legal action over secret guidance

By John Pring on 5th December 2014 Category: Employment, News Archive

Access to Work crisis: DWP faces legal action over secret guidance
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Disabled people are taking legal action in a bid to force the government to publish secret guidance that decides who is eligible for employment support under its under-fire Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Disability News Service (DNS) has run a string […]

Access to Work crisis: Advice worker could lose her job over ‘ridiculous’ ruling

By John Pring on 21st November 2014 Category: Employment, Human Rights, News Archive

Access to Work crisis: Advice worker could lose her job over ‘ridiculous’ ruling
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A Deaf advice worker could lose her job because of a “ridiculous” ruling by Access to Work advisers, who rejected her application because they claimed the interpreters who helped her communicate with clients were “doing the work” for her. Lottie Powell […]

Access to work crisis: Planning expert tells Tories about ‘nonsense’ rules

By John Pring on 21st November 2014 Category: Employment, News Archive

Access to work crisis: Planning expert tells Tories about ‘nonsense’ rules
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A disabled planning consultant has described how he is only able to claim vital support from the government’s Access to Work scheme for one year out of every two, because of “nonsense” cost-cutting rules introduced by the coalition. Philip Barton raised […]

Access to Work crisis: Minister apologises for bungled reforms

By John Pring on 31st October 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Employment, News Archive

Access to Work crisis: Minister apologises for bungled reforms
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The minister for disabled people has apologised to MPs for the government’s botched reforms to a vital employment support programme for disabled people. Mark Harper, the Conservative minister for disabled people, was told by MPs that the changes to Access to […]

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