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Employability minister condemns plans to close 23 Scottish Jobcentres

By The Press Association20th February 2017News Scotland

Plans to close more than 20 Jobcentres in Scotland will heap stress on some of the most vulnerable, employability minister Jamie Hepburn has said. He was speaking in advance of

Mencap urges moves to raise ‘woefully low’ learning disability employment levels

By The Press Association7th November 2016News England

A leading charity has called for urgent measures to boost the “woefully low” employment levels of people with a learning disability. Mencap said public attitudes were contributing to the fact

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

By The Press Association2nd November 2016News Scotland

Benefit claimants in Scotland are projected to lose out on more than £2 billion a year under UK Government welfare reforms, according to a new report. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam

Video: Could you stand the rejection? Challenges faced by autistic man in series of job interviews

By Iain MacDonald31st October 2016Reports & Resources

The National Autistic Society have launched a video to draw attention to how autistic people have been repeatedly let down by Government programmes and overlooked by employers. New research has found

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

By The Press Association31st October 2016News England

Ministers are promising to confront the “prejudices and misunderstandings” preventing people with disabilities and long-term health conditions from finding work with the publication of wide-ranging proposals to help more back

Planned cuts mean 45,000 fewer disabled people will get help finding a job, says report

By The Press Association24th October 2016News England

Fewer disabled people will have access to specialist employment support amid a “massive gap” between the Government’s rhetoric and reality, a report warns. A study said proposed cuts in funding

DWP to announce reassessments for chronically ill benefits claimants will be scrapped

By The Press Association1st October 2016News England

Sickness benefits claimants will no longer have to go through reassessments to keep their payments if they suffer from chronic illnesses, the Work and Pensions Secretary is to announce. Employment

Minister in call for radical reform of personal independence payments

By The Press Association19th September 2016News Scotland

Scotland’s Social Security Secretary has called for “radical” reform of the personal independence payment (PIP) system across the UK. Angela Constance highlighted figures showing almost two-thirds (65%) of disabled people

Jobs programme launched to support young with drug and alcohol problems in Wales

By Iain MacDonald16th September 2016News Wales

An EU-backed programme to help 6,000 people recovering from substance misuse and mental health conditions into work has been launched by Welsh Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca

Academic study links recessions to suicides and mental health problems

By Iain MacDonald15th September 2016Education & Training

A recent study from academics at City, University of London has shown that the 2008 recession in Europe was associated with adverse health outcomes, as the crisis was linked to

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Employability minister condemns plans to close 23 Scottish Jobcentres

Mencap urges moves to raise ‘woefully low’ learning disability employment levels

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

Video: Could you stand the rejection? Challenges faced by autistic man in series of job interviews

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

Planned cuts mean 45,000 fewer disabled people will get help finding a job, says report

DWP to announce reassessments for chronically ill benefits claimants will be scrapped

Minister in call for radical reform of personal independence payments

Jobs programme launched to support young with drug and alcohol problems in Wales

Academic study links recessions to suicides and mental health problems

Mother’s anger after coroner finds Army failures contributed to Jaysley’s death

Thirty councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

Man with Down’s syndrome died after care worker ‘landed on him’ in swimming pool

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Employability minister condemns plans to close 23 Scottish Jobcentres

Mencap urges moves to raise ‘woefully low’ learning disability employment levels

Benefit claimants in Scotland ‘to lose more than £2bn under welfare reforms’

Video: Could you stand the rejection? Challenges faced by autistic man in series of job interviews

Government pledge to tackle ‘prejudices’ stopping disabled people from finding work

Planned cuts mean 45,000 fewer disabled people will get help finding a job, says report

DWP to announce reassessments for chronically ill benefits claimants will be scrapped

Minister in call for radical reform of personal independence payments

Jobs programme launched to support young with drug and alcohol problems in Wales

Academic study links recessions to suicides and mental health problems