21 May 2012. With 100 days to go to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, VisitEngland has called on businesses across the country to ensure they provide the warmest of welcomes for visitors with access needs. Over one quarter of the UK population have a long-standing health problem or disability, and as [...]
The government’s own benefits advice body has called for financial compensation to help those disabled people set to lose out from the government’s reforms and cuts to spending on disability living allowance (DLA).
The social security advisory committee (SSAC) said the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should ensure some “transitional protection” for those with lower [...]