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April 3, 2020

Carers UK responds to new guidelines on Care Act easements

The new Care Act easements mean that the duty of local authorities to carry out full needs assessments of unpaid carers, and those needing care, does not apply.
February 27, 2020

New research exposes problems of school tests for four year olds

For some four-year-olds the test creates inappropriate stress, emotional upset and uncertainty, say education experts.
January 15, 2020

Over 100,000 disabled people lose Motability vehicles after PIP reassessment

The key reason for loss of support has been the introduction of the ‘20 metre rule’ in PIP assessments, says Disability Rights UK.
October 30, 2019

Scotland's reform to disability payments 'will reduce anxiety and stress'

A change in social security policy to reduce the anxiety and stress associated with the current UK Government disability payments process has been given strong public support in Scotland.
August 9, 2019

Petition on access to benefits for terminally ill people delivered to Downing Street

Currently, unless a medical professional signs a form saying the person has six months or less to live, claimants are forced through a laborious process of form-filling, interviews and assessments.
May 10, 2019

Design process for Scotland's new disability benefits assessment service begins

Assessments for disability benefits will be carried out by Social Security Scotland supported by public sector healthcare professionals.
April 17, 2019

Government 'heading for another billion pound scandal on benefits'

The cost of fixing years of underpayments to disabled claimants is expected to be nearly £1 billion.
April 2, 2019

Vulnerable people in Staffordshire deprived of liberty 'without proper assessment'

In 2016 Staffordshire County Council decided it would stop carrying out any assessments except those cases it classified as high priority, because of lack of finances.
December 1, 2018

FGM concerns in social work assessments have doubled, say councils

The number of children in England identified through a social work assessment as either having or being at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has more than doubled in a year, councils say after new figures allowed annual trends to be analysed for the first time.
July 6, 2018

Government 'creating hostile environment for disability benefit claimants'

New research reveals the devastating impacts that welfare reforms are having on the lives of people who are disabled or severely unwell.