Disabled face losing homes under benefit cutbacks
Some of Britain's most vulnerable disabled people could be forced out of their homes and into institutionalised care because of cuts to carers' allowances, Government papers show.
7 May 2013
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EMLD victory as equality law is saved
Campaigning by EMLD and equalities experts has led to the government listening and dropping a plan to axe a key element of equalities law.
25 Apr 2013
Tanni Grey-Thompson was offered Sport England role but appointment was vetoed by Number 10
Instead, the Government announced that Nick Bitel, the London Marathon chief executive and a member of the Sport England board since 2010, had been appointed to the role, with the key task of increasing grassroots sports participation to cement the country's Olympic legacy.
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24 Apr 2013
What is a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment?
When you make a claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will first check that the basic entitlement conditions (as set by the DWP) are met. The PIP entitlement conditions stipulate that you must be aged between 16 and 64 and have had difficulties with 'activities of daily living' and/or mobility for three months and expect them to last for at least 9 months. If you meet these criteria a PIP assessment will take place.
24 Apr 2013
New welfare row as 600,000 are set to come off disability benefit
Ministers are braced for fresh protests over their welfare shake up when controversial changes to the main disability benefit begin to take effect. George Osborne has agreed a "pilot" information exchange scheme with France, Germany, Italy and Spain to catch tax evaders. Photo: AFP By Patrick Hennessy
15 Apr 2013
PIP timetable
The timetable for moving working age disability living allowance (DLA) claimants onto personal independence payment (PIP) has been put back by two years, until after the next election, for people with indefinite or lifetime awards of DLA.
14 Apr 2013