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A new report shows 90% of disabled people are not confident changes will be implemented THE SNP have called on the UK Government to release a long-delayed disability reforms report in light of new research showing 70% of disabled people feel assessors do not understand their conditions. The poverty charity Z2K asked 1420 people in April about their experience of the assessment process for disability benefits. It found that 89% of people were either “not at all confident” (67%) or “not so confident” (21%) that the changes they would like to see to the assessment process will...
Disabled people tell MP their experiences of benefits system Barrow MP Simon Fell, has held a virtual meeting with constituents, welfare agencies and Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work. The meeting was arranged by Mr Fell ahead of the publication of the Government’s Health and Disability Green Paper. The purpose of the event was to hear from disabled people from across Barrow and Furness and their representatives about their experiences of the benefits system. Along with constituents who have experience of the benefits system, representatives from Barrow and...