News - Liberal Democrat Disability Association

Full timetable for rollout of Scots welfare agency

Ministers have set out a full timetable for the rollout of benefits run by Scotland's new social security agency. Holyrood is taking over responsibility for 11 benefits, including disability living allowance, personal independence payments and carers' allowances. Overall responsibility for all of these welfare payments will sit with the Scottish government from April 2020. But opposition MSPs highlighted that the full transfer of cases and payments might not be complete until 2024.

3 Mar 2019

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Designing for people with arthritis

Good design touches our lives every day. From the cars we drive to the beds we sleep in, the equipment and products that we use have been constructed to make our lives easier. But often the design decisions fail to take into account those with physical limitations. We are concerned that people with arthritis are missing out because designers have not thought about the challenges they face.

31 Jan 2019

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Carers UK comments on new findings that one in four sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health

New figures from the Office for National Statistics on sandwich carers - those who care for both sick, disabled or older relatives and dependent children - show this group are more likely to report symptoms of mental ill-health, feel less satisfied with life, and struggle financially compared with the general population.

31 Jan 2019

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Wales disability support cuts: People experiencing 'real distress'

A woman who cares for her severely disabled brother has said funding cuts have negatively affected her life, as pressure to change the system grows. Jayne Newman, from Newport, said she was given "no reason" for a loss of support, which saw 15 hours of care for her brother Tommy cut.

by Paul Martin

31 Jan 2019

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Special needs overspend in eight out of 10 councils

English councils have overspent by at least £324m on their budgets for young adults and children with special needs this financial year, the BBC has found. Of the 136 local authorities that provided information to the BBC under Freedom of Information laws, 123 have overspent on their high needs budget.

by Branwen Jefferys

31 Jan 2019

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Disabled woman wins right to adapt home

A woman has won a landmark case against her landlord after being told she could not adapt her home to suit her needs.

31 Jan 2019

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Full timetable for rollout of Scots welfare agency

Designing for people with arthritis

Carers UK comments on new findings that one in four sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health

Wales disability support cuts: People experiencing 'real distress'

Special needs overspend in eight out of 10 councils

Disabled woman wins right to adapt home

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