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NEW for 2012! Options: Life and Work after Spinal Cord Injury (1 day)

OK, so you're spinal cord injured. The question is - 'what happens next'? You may well be asking yourself that and trying to decide where your future lies. Will you return to your previous employment, retrain for a new career, or even decide that a complete change of direction is what you need? This Master Class will help you explore your various options for your life following injury, even if you've been injured for some time and are just beginning to want to make some changes.

19 Feb 2013
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Government loses disability benefit case in Appeal Court

n a unanimous ruling, the Court of Appeal has held that the size criteria in the housing benefit regulations discriminate against disabled people, because they do not allow for an additional room to be paid for where a disabled person has a carer, or where two children cannot share a room because of disability.

15 Feb 2013
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Call to arms – challenging PIP regulations

Please note: our lawyers have informed us that they have a sufficient number of candidates to take part in the legal challenge and are therefore no longer looking for anyone else. However, if the case is successful, all those who may be affected by the reduction of the walking distance criteria from 50m to 20m will benefit.

15 Feb 2013
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The number of carers is now more than 1 in 10

The number of unpaid carers in England and Wales has reached 5.8 million - a rise of 600,000 since 2001, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Figures from 2011 show that the largest increase was in unpaid carers working for 50 or more hours a week. Wales had a higher percentage of people providing unpaid care compared with any English region. In England, the highest percentages of unpaid carers were in the North West, North East and West Midlands. The ONS study into unpaid care in England and Wales, 2011 found that more than 12% of the population in Wales provided some level of care in 2011. The rise in those providing over 50 hours a week of unpaid care means that across England and Wales there are now 1.4 million people providing round-the-clock care - an increase of 270,000 people since 2001 (25%). Across local authorities in England and Wales, the number of carers increased in 320 authorities and fell in just six. In Birmingham, the number of unpaid carers increased by more than 9,000 betwee

15 Feb 2013
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