DWP and Department of Health publish Disability Employment 'Command' paper 30th November 2017
30th November 2017
Today David Gauke, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions published "Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability”, setting out their responses to the Green Paper consultation.
There are four things that were announced from it today.
1) The cap will be £43,100 per year from April 2018. (I think that is 1.5 x the new National Office of Statistics statistic of the National Average Wage. But I'll check and update this when I know.)
2) ATW will offer people who are capped new managed personal budgets
3) ATW will offer people who are capped workplace assessments involving their employers, to help them meet their needs within their award levels.
4) Deaf customers will be supported by a dedicated team of specialist advisers (I'm not sure how this is new).
Click here to read David Gauke's announcement in Parliament, with questions and comments from MPs.
The report is available here in English, Easy Read, and BSL.
Click here to go straight to the BSL.
If you have any questions about anything you read, please contact me.
Today David Gauke, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions published "Improving Lives: the Future of Work, Health and Disability”, setting out their responses to the Green Paper consultation.
There are four things that were announced from it today.
1) The cap will be £43,100 per year from April 2018. (I think that is 1.5 x the new National Office of Statistics statistic of the National Average Wage. But I'll check and update this when I know.)
2) ATW will offer people who are capped new managed personal budgets
3) ATW will offer people who are capped workplace assessments involving their employers, to help them meet their needs within their award levels.
4) Deaf customers will be supported by a dedicated team of specialist advisers (I'm not sure how this is new).
Click here to read David Gauke's announcement in Parliament, with questions and comments from MPs.
The report is available here in English, Easy Read, and BSL.
Click here to go straight to the BSL.
If you have any questions about anything you read, please contact me.
Government consultation on disabled people and work. Finished 17th February 2017
26th February 2017
Click here to read the evidence DeafATW sent to the government consultation on the Green Paper called “Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper”. My answers focussed on how AtW can be improved to support Deaf and deafblind people in getting, keeping and progressing at work. A lot of the evidence came from answers to the DeafATW survey.
DeafATW's evidence was not written as a report. Instead after each of the questions online, DeafATW gave evidence.
Click here to see the Green Paper in BSL.
Click here to read a plain English version of the Green Paper.
Click here to read a short explanation of the consultation.
Click here to read the evidence DeafATW sent to the government consultation on the Green Paper called “Improving Lives: The Work, Health and Disability Green Paper”. My answers focussed on how AtW can be improved to support Deaf and deafblind people in getting, keeping and progressing at work. A lot of the evidence came from answers to the DeafATW survey.
DeafATW's evidence was not written as a report. Instead after each of the questions online, DeafATW gave evidence.
Click here to see the Green Paper in BSL.
Click here to read a plain English version of the Green Paper.
Click here to read a short explanation of the consultation.