Policy change call. Good timing. “The current focus of Jobcentre Plus on reducing the overall number of people claiming benefits will need to shift towards helping people into secure and sustainable employment.” A Citizens Advice call for change in the direction of welfare policy must not be lost in a crowded summer news agenda. Plans to change how benefits are calculated for […]
Common problems. The health of people in 21st Century Britain is being affected by malnutrition, food poverty or poor housing. This week a survey of nurses* again underlined the depressingly common link between family economics and health. 40 per cent of nurses have patients whose circumstances are harming their health. 50% say the proportion of patients with preventable […]
ARE YOU OF WORKING AGE AND IN NEED OF HELP WITH DAILY LIVING OR MOBILITY? YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT (PIP) PIP is a new benefit for people who need help participating in everyday life or who find it difficult to get around. It replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people of […]