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For over 2 million people who are long-term unemployed as result of disabilities and health conditions the DWP just isn’t working: new report
27 October 2020 | News
... local government, public services, the third sector, businesses and communities - adding to a growing evidence ...
DR UK strongly condemns DWP refusal to publish its review relating to 69 claimant suicides
05 July 2020 | News
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Thérèse Coffey has refused to publish the outcome of an internal review of investigation processes relating to the suicides of 69 benefit claimants.
MPs say reform of DWP's terminal illness rules needed not just change to guidance
29 April 2019 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has welcomed a “small change” to the DWP’s ‘special rules’ guidance but says more fundamental reform is needed.
Note: If you are considered to be terminally ill, ‘special rules’ are applied to your claim for Universal Credit, ESA, DLA, PIP or AA, to ensure it is dealt with swiftly.
PIP has cost up to £2 billion more than keeping DLA
15 January 2019 | News
Government disability benefit spending has increased by 15% to 20% cent despite the aim of reducing it by a fifth according to a new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) report.
The OBR says today that the introduction of PIP has cost £4 billion more than estimated due to DWP predictions dramatically under-estimating the costs of its roll out from 2013.
So, while a saving of £2 billion was expected by 2018, this has since been revised to an over-spend by up to the same amount leaving an estimated £4.2 billion gap in public finances.
95% of Atos and Capita PIP medical assessment reports unquestioned by DWP
09 August 2018 | News
New figures show that DWP Decision Makers are questioning only a tiny proportion of the Atos and Capita PIP medical assessment reports.
The statistics were obtained by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom of information request and says they may help to explain why so many PIP appeals are successful.
MPs say credible care plan must be in place by end of 2018
08 May 2018 | News
The adult social care workforce in England.
I Can Make It is thrilled by news from Andy Street, and on the road to ‘I Can Make a Pledge’
16 November 2017 | News
I Can Make It is thrilled that Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Andy Street, in his keynote speech at the inaugural National Social Value Conference, committed to providing job opportunities for people with disabilities using social value as the driver.
A quiet August for I Can Make It so expect a lot from us in September
31 August 2017 | News
Not many updates from us in August. However, we’ve been working on a lot of different things behind the scenes so to speak.
We’ve been doing some preparation for some resources for our champions. For example, earlier in August Leo Capella the campaign project co-ordinator for I Can Make It met with Riccardo Re, CEO of Adelante Dolmen an Italian co-operative based in Milan that hires people with disabilities and receives sub contracted work from other Italian companies under a law to hire people with disabilities there.
Changes to PIP should help some Motability users
20 April 2017 | News
The Government has announced that disabled people who are turned down for the enhanced mobility rate of Personal Independence Payment and lease a vehicle through the Motability scheme will be able to keep their cars for longer.
Commenting on the changes Liz Sayce said:
Steep learning curve for DWP to deliver in-work progression for claimants
10 May 2016 | News
In-work progression in Universal Credit
This new Work and Pensions Committee report examines the potential for in-work progression in supporting earners claiming UC who work less than 35 hours a week.