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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 […]

Improving Lives: Government considers financial incentives for employers

By John Pring on 7th December 2017 Category: Employment

Improving Lives: Government considers financial incentives for employers
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The government is considering offering financial incentives to employers to persuade them to recruit more disabled employees, as part of a 10-year strategy to secure jobs for one million more disabled people by 2027. The long-awaited Improving Lives strategy includes proposals […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Access to Work: Plan for new cap on awards ‘is huge concern’

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Employment

Access to Work: Plan for new cap on awards ‘is huge concern’
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Government plans to restrict how much support any individual can receive through the Access to Work (AtW) scheme are a “huge concern” and will damage efforts to encourage Deaf people to become teachers, lawyers and politicians, campaigners have warned. They spoke […]

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