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Review signals Government’s recognition of the challenges carers face and commitment to provide them with the support they need.
Government to reform disability benefits system to ensure they’re targeted at those most in need.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
More than six million disabled people across the UK have been paid a £150 Cost of Living Payment.
Statement by Minister Pursglove at the UN General Assembly Debate on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP16).
MORE than 25,000 people with health conditions will be helped to start and stay in work thanks to over £58m in new government funding.
More than six million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from 20 June.
An opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC).
The Minister for Employment has written to SSAC responding to points raised about The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2021.
More people nearing the end of their lives will receive vital, fast-tracked financial support, thanks to legislation passed last week.
New laws introduced entitling unpaid carers to 1 week of unpaid leave a year.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
As of today (30 September) the Department for Work and Pensions has processed almost six million £150 Disability Cost of Living payments worth around £900 million.
The government has confirmed payments of benefits due to land in accounts on Monday 19 September will be made early.
Around 6 million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability Cost of Living payment from 20 September, the government has confirmed today.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Fast-track benefit access to be extended to those nearing the end of their life on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA).
Information about DWP pension and benefit payments for people in Yemen.
More people nearing the end of their life will have fast-track access to financial support through the benefits system thanks to new rules coming into force today.
Correspondence between the Minister for Welfare Delivery and the SSAC on The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) Amendment Regulations 2021.
The online meeting will aim to give members of the public, their representatives, and people with a professional interest in occupational diseases, the opportunity to learn and ask questions about the Council’s work.
The new Health and Disability Green Paper – launched today – will pave the way for a fairer future of the benefits system to better meet the needs of disabled people and those with health conditions.
Fast-tracked access to benefits will be extended to more people diagnosed with a terminal illness, increasing the support for those nearing the end of their lives.
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