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Policy and research - Disability Alliance involvement Disability Alliance has been involved with the following reports and consultations:
benefits
carers
children
community and residential care
disability
transport
work
welfare reform
Disability Alliance’s broad policy response to current welfare reform proposals. Posted 5 November 2007.
work and pensions committee seventh report of session 2006-07: benefits simplification
This report concludes the UK benefit system has an "unacceptable level of dysfunctional complexity" which causes considerable operational difficulties and can contribute to financial hardship for claimants. Link to summary, our response and the full document. Posted 27 July 2007.
industrial injuries disablement benefit scheme: review
Following the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation exercise the consultation report is now available. Click on the link for a summary as well as the full report. Posted 2 July 2007.
work and pensions select committee – sixth report on the social fund
The report notes problems with the Social Fund administration and Crisis Loan and Community Care Grants claims in particular. It recommends improvements to training and decision-making and the information supplied to claimants. Posted 7 June 2007.
select committee to inquire the government's carers' strategy
Part of the Work and Pensions Committee announced inquiry to examine the effectiveness of the Department for Work and Pensions' existing approach to carers.
Posted 4 March 2008.
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. Posted 5 April 2005.
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. Posted 5 April 2005.
end child poverty
The End Child Poverty (ECP) coalition, of which Disability Alliance is a member, has produced a ten point charter which calls for political parties to commit to ten radical policies which would take a million children in the UK out of poverty by 2010. Posted 24 January 2005.
review of the independent living funds
On May 3, 2006 Anne McGuire, Minister for Disabled People, announced a review of the Independent Living Funds
(ILFs). This link gives you a summary of the key findings as well as a link to the review itself. Posted March 2007.
costs of care
(Coalition on Charging report) Many disabled and older people, and their carers, are facing hardship as a result of the impact of the Government's fairer charging policy for home care. The Coalition on Charging is an alliance of leading charities campaigning to end charging. Posted 2002.
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. Posted 28 April 2005.
inquiry into the blue badge (disabled parking) reform strategy - The House of Commons Transport Committee conducted a short inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in order to inform the Disabled Parking reform Strategy which the Government plans to publish in the late Spring. Posted 11 January 2008.
helping people achieve their full potential: improving specialist disability employment services
This consultation paper contains proposals to reform the DWP employment services that help disabled people find and keep work. Posted 10 January 2008.
ready for work: full employment in our generation - The government response to the green paper "In work, better off: next steps to full employment" sets out more than 50 changes to the current system of benefits and job-seeking support to be implemented over the next four years. It states that the new Work Capability Assessment will be introduced for existing benefit claimants who are under 25, starting in 2009. Posted 17 December 2007.
in work, better off: next steps to full employment
This Green Paper sets out how the Government aims to move towards full employment, giving everyone the chance to work and contribute to society. Link to summary and full report. Posted 18 July 2007.
reducing dependency, increasing opportunity: options for the future of welfare to work
Link to summary, full report and Disability Alliance position on David Freud's report to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding the Government’s Welfare to Work strategy. The Freud report advocates greater use of the private and voluntary sector to help benefit claimants receive employment support and recommends that lone parents should look for work once their youngest child reaches 12. Posted 8 March 2007.
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