Government has failed to help disabled return to work
Commenting on the new tests for gaining Incapacity Benefit announced by the Government today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander MP said:
30 Nov 2007
Commenting on the new tests for gaining Incapacity Benefit announced by the Government today, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander MP said:
New incapacity benefit tests are to be introduced, which ministers say will mean fewer sick and disabled people will qualify for being unable to work. Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain says the changes, introduced next year, will end "sick-note Britain".
Social care for elderly and disabled people in England is being rationed so severely that councils are supporting only the most needy, campaigners say. The Learning Disability Coalition said three quarters of local authorities had decided to restrict assistance.
Wheelchair users are warning that a new scheme for Bath Spa railway station could put disabled people at risk.
A Derbyshire charity has been given £166,000 to help young disabled people to become volunteers.
A group of disabled workers have staged a sit-in at the head office of the government's biggest department.