Monthly Archives: March 2011

Government ‘must act’ on disability benefits reforms

31/03/2011 – 12:19 pm

The government must make major changes across three key areas of its disability benefits reforms, campaigners say in a new report.
The report by the Disability Benefits Consortium questions crucial aspects of the new employment and support allowance (ESA), reforms to disability living allowance (DLA), and the proposed new universal credit (UC).
The report raises a number [...]

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Budget’s Equality Act decision ‘is further setback on rights’

30/03/2011 – 12:10 pm

The government’s decision not to go ahead with key new anti-discrimination laws is another serious attack on disability rights, say campaigners.
The chancellor, George Osborne, announced in his budget speech that the government would not be introducing the “costly” dual discrimination rules that were set to be introduced through Labour’s Equality Act.
The clauses would have allowed [...]

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