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From Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People
  • Government announces £3m extra for disabled people’s organisations

    The Government announces an extra £3m for disabled people’s grassroots organisations to better deliver services disabled people really need.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Maria Miller's speech to Capita conference

    Maria Miller MP, the Minister for Disabled People, speaks to the Capita conference on Monday 28 March 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Disability Living Allowance to be replaced with new benefit

    Disabled people will be able to rely on a non means tested cash benefit as Living Allowance is replaced by Personal Independence Payment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointment of Chair to Equality 2025

    Maria Miller Minister for Disabled People, has announced the appointment of Dr Rachel Perkins as the new Chair to Equality 2025.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Child poverty debate

    A speech by Maria Miller MP, Minister for Disabled People.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Child maintenance reforms will put children first

    Reform of child maintenance published for consultation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Disabled people get right to control services

    Today sees the start of a radical shake-up of the way disabled people use state funding, allowing them to buy their own support services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Better access to work for disabled people

    Changes to Access to Work, a disability employment programme, to give disabled people faster and simpler support into work.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welfare reform: Disability Living Allowance for the 21st century

    Disabled people and their organisations asked to join the debate on reforming Disability Living Allowance.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Getting it Right – RADAR Chief Executive will review Employment Support for Disabled People

    Employment support for disabled people has to offer more help then ever before.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Support to help lone parents into work

    From today (25 October) lone parents with children aged seven and over will start to get help to look for work rather than stay on benefits.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welfare reform - new employment programme for disabled people is launched

    Work Choice, the employment programme for those with severe disabilities is launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Publication of DWP Research Report 685: Organisations’ responses to the Disability Discrimination Act: 2009 Study

    Findings from a study exploring how organisations are responding to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and 2005.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Radical rethink on getting drug and alcohol users back to work

    Helping people trapped on benefits through drug and alcohol addiction so that they can recover and find employment is a top priority.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government response to Households Below Average Income figures

    The latest Households Below Average Income figures were published today. The statistics cover the UK income distribution in 2008/09.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government