Letters: Disabled workers fight to save Remploy factory jobs
As a group of disabled people’s organisations, run by and for disabled people, we – together with other individuals and
Articles for the ‘workplace’ Category
Support for carers must be central to social care white paper
Government’s upcoming reforms must take the needs and contributions of unpaid carers into account, says Heléna Herklots We will all need care or provide care for loved ones at some point in our lives – it is an issue for all of society and all parts of government. As care and support for older and disabled people rises up the political agenda, decision-makers and the public are confronted with an array of stark statistics on the rising demand for care – with the number of people over 80 to double by 2020, 11 million people alive today expected to live to 100, the number of adults with learning disabilities to rise by a third by 2030 and the number of carers by 50% in the next 25 years to 9 million.
Support for carers must be central to social care white paper
Government’s upcoming reforms must take the needs and contributions of unpaid carers into account, says Heléna Herklots We will all need care or provide care for loved ones at some point in our lives – it is an issue for all of society and all parts of government. As care and support for older and disabled people rises up the political agenda, decision-makers and the public are confronted with an array of stark statistics on the rising demand for care – with the number of people over 80 to double by 2020, 11 million people alive today expected to live to 100, the number of adults with learning disabilities to rise by a third by 2030 and the number of carers by 50% in the next 25 years to 9 million. But these statistics do little to shed light on what this care challenge means in practical terms or what solutions might look like
Sickness benefit: ‘They try their damnedest to avoid paying’
A computer questionnaire now helps determine who is fit for work and who is eligible for benefits. But it is causing misery, with thousands of unwell people locked in a chaotic system of appeals How sick or disabled do you need to be to qualify for state support? Is it enough to be blind or do you also need to be deaf?
Remploy closures: an act of callous cost-cutting dressed up as progressive | Les Woodward
Closing Remploy factories will not save disabled workers from ‘Victorian-era segregation’.
A lottery winner claiming benefits just does not feel right | Michael White
Our sense of fairness is being tested in all sorts of ways, and next month’s budget will test it even further Have you been following the story of Jean and Michael O’Shea, their £10m lottery win and the £6,000-a-year disability living allowance (DLA) that the couple still claim? Probably not, it’s far too interesting to be much of a broadsheet story. That’s what makes it a challenge at a time when our sense of fairness is being tested in all sorts of ways.
Write for us about … negative attitudes towards disability | The people’s panel
Charities say the focus on alleged benefit fraud has caused an increase in abuse of disabled people. We want to hear your story Charities have warned that the government’s focus on alleged fraud and over-claiming to justify cuts in disability benefits has caused an increase in resentment and abuse directed at disabled people.
Write for us about … negative attitudes towards disability | The people’s panel
Charities say the focus on alleged benefit fraud has caused an increase in abuse of disabled people. We want to hear your story Charities have warned that the government’s focus on alleged fraud and over-claiming to justify cuts in disability benefits has caused an increase in resentment and abuse directed at disabled people. Scope’s regular polling of people with disabilities shows that in September two-thirds said they had experienced recent hostility or taunts – up from 41% four months before
Letters: The benefits of a civilised society
Today the welfare reform bill is expected to return to the Commons ( Report , 30 January). Under government plans, 670,000 households – two-thirds containing a disabled family member – would lose an average of £670 a year because they are deemed to have one or more additional bedrooms. Separated parents or grandparents who use their extra bedroom to share the care of their children or grandchildren; families in which two same-sex teenage children have their own bedroom for privacy and study; foster parents with rooms occupied by foster children – many, despite having nowhere else to move to, will see their incomes cut if the bill passes unamended.
Perfect 10
The Secret of Long Service August sees a significant milestone for Able Magazine’s Production Manager. He’s been with Craven Publishing for 10 years. Based on this experience, we explore the long term benefits of recruiting disabled people. Apart from proprietor and publisher Steve Craven, Terry Gillan is the longest serving employee at Craven Publishing. It’s [...]