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Briefings

Information about topical social security issues of particular interest to advisers and professionals.

• disability alliance briefing on the white paper titled 'raising expectations and increasing support: reforming welfare for the future' (ref B21 - published December 2008)
• helping people achieve their full potential: improving specialist disability employment services (ref B20 - published December 2007)
• employment and support allowance (ref B19 - revised May 2008).
• what's happening to incapacity benefit? (ref B18 - published February 2006)
• disabled people's cost of living (ref B17 - published October 2004)
• ending child poverty in Britain: can we do more? (ref B16 - published May 2004)
• withdrawing benefit from sick people: how not to aid the recovery of disabled people in hospital (ref B15 - published February 2003)
• disability benefits in ec and other countries - summary and full briefing (ref B11 and B12 - published July 2000).

Reports

• disabled people's cost of living - This research, conducted by the Centre for Research in Social Policy with the support of Disability Alliance, presents budget standards for groups of disabled people who have different needs arising from physical or sensory impairments. The link is to a summary of the report but you can also download the full report in pdf format. (published October 2004)
• family values:disabled parents, extra costs and the benefits system - (in pdf format) This report looks at some of the issues raised directly by disabled parents and considers whether the current benefit system adequately reflects the specific needs of disabled people with parental responsibilities. (published February 2005)
• hard working families: caring for two or more disabled children - (in pdf format). Disability Alliance has been gathering evidence on the extra costs incurred by families with two or more disabled children, and considering whether income from state benefits is sufficient to cover their needs. (published February 2005)
• helter skelter - families, disabled children and the benefit system (published February 2005)
  1. full report (pdf)
  2. report summary (pdf)
• withdrawing benefit from sick people: how not to aid the recovery of disabled people in hospital - A report about the effects on disabled people of the loss of their disability benefits while in hospital. (published February 2003)

Responses

Our responses to Government and other consultations on proposed changes to social security provision, which will be most useful to policy advisers, MPs and journalists.

• Shaping the Future of Care Together: Disability Alliance response to the Department of Health Green Paper on adult social care reform in England (R64 - November 2009)
• Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights: compatibility of the welfare reform bill with the uk 's human rights obligations (R63 - March 2009)
• Response to the Social Fund: A new approach (R62 - December 2008)
• Response to No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility (R61 - October 2008)
• Response to the inquiry into the Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy (R60 - June 2008)
• Response to Helping people achieve their full potential: Improving Specialist Disability Employment Services (R59 - March 2008)
• Response to Transforming tribunals: Implementing part 1 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (R58 - February 2008)
• Response to the Green Paper, In work, better off: next steps to full employment. (R57 - July 2007)
• Response to Reducing dependency, increasing opportunity: options for the future of welfare to work - the Freud review (R56 - May 2007)
• Response to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits (IIDB) scheme consultation. (R55 - April 2007)
• Response to Work and Pensions Committee inquiry to the Social Fund. (R54 - April 2007)
• Response to Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into benefit simplification. (R53 - April 2007)
• Response from Disability Benefits Consortium to HM Treasury on the ‘Long-term opportunities and challenges for the UK: analysis for the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review’ paper. (R52 - February 2007)
• Response of Disability Alliance to the Transformation of the Personal Capability Assessment paper. (R51 - September 2006)
• Response to the quinquennial review of the Independent Living Fund. (R50 - September 2006)
• Response to the Green Paper - A new Deal for Welfare: Empowering people to work. (R49 - April 2006)
• Response to the House of Commons Health Committee inquiry into co-payments and charges in the NHS (R48 - December 2005). Includes link to House of Commons Health Committee report.
• Response to the Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry into the reform of incapacity benefits and Pathways to Work (R47 - October 2005)
• Disability Benefits Consortium response to "principles for reform – the national pensions debate" - (Ref R46 - April 2005)
• Response in advance of the government green paper for the reform of incapacity benefit (Ref R45 - April 2005)
  1. R45 - pdf version
  2. R45 - word version
• Response to inland revenue proposals: modernising the tax system for trusts (ref R44 - November 2004)
• Response to the Conservative Party Disability Consultation (ref R43)
  1. R43 - pdf version
  2. R43 - word version
• 2004 Spending review - childcare review (ref R42 - November 2003)
• Summary of response to the Work and Pensions Committee "inquiry to examine the extent of child poverty in the UK and the effectiveness of the Government's strategy to eradicate it.''(ref R41 - September 2003)
  1. R41 - pdf version
  2. R41 - word version
• Response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry: How can suitable, affordable childcare be provided for all parents who need it to enable them to work? (ref R40 - February 2003)
• Response to the Social Security Advisory Committee re The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit  Work-Focused Interviews) Regulations 2003 (ref R39 - July 2003)
• Evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry:" Employment for all: assisting people with health problems and disabilities into work" (ref R38 - January 2003)
  1. R38 - pdf version
  2. R38 - word version
• Response to the Social Security Advisory Committee re The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Amendment Regulations 2003 (ref R37 - April 2003) 
• A response to Pathways to work: Helping people into employment (ref R36 - February 2003);
  1. R36 - pdf version
  2. R36 - word version
• Response to Practice Guidance on Fairer Charging Policies for Home Care and other Non-residential Social Services (ref R30 - March 2002)

You can also order up to three paper versions of our factsheets, briefings or responses if you send an A4 envelope and a 65p stamp to Disability Alliance, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth Street, London, E1 7SA.

If you require more than three factsheets or for publications available in alternative formats, such as audio tape, large print and braille, please contact Disability Alliance on  020 7247 8776 (this is not an advice line) or by fax on 020 7247 8765.

Note: for pdf files you will need to download adobe acrobat reader. To convert the pdf to alternative formats or for more information on accessibility go to access adobe.

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