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News Type: Welfare reform
Initial reaction: NSUN responds to the Pathways to Work Green Paper
We stand in solidarity with all who are affected by today’s announcements, as well as inflammatory news reporting on Disabled… more
NSUN responds to the Get Britain Working White Paper
On 26th November 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published a new document: the Get Britain Working White… more
NSUN responds to the Fraud, Error and Debt Bill: financial surveillance
NSUN has signed a joint letter to Liz Kendall MP, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, opposing proposals… more
NSUN responds to the consultation on PIP reform
In July 2024 NSUN responded to a government consultation on reforms to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The consultation, titled “Modernising… more
NSUN responds: mental health and benefits reform
In recent months the Government has attempted to blame economic policy on Disabled people — including increasingly targeting those with… more
New NSUN Briefings: funding grassroots groups, welfare support & accessible transport
We are releasing a set of three briefings focussing on precarity, access, and mental health. They are the result of… more
‘Don’t push disabled people into poverty’: Over 100 disability organisations tell Government to ditch Work Capability Assessment changes
NSUN, as a member of the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), opposes the proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)…. more
DWP announces consultation on Work Capability Assessment process
On Tuesday (05/09) the DWP announced a consultation on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) process. Having announced earlier this year… more
Disabled People’s Organisation Forum briefing – Austerity Kills
Austerity Kills – policy briefing and contact your MP Policy briefing ahead of financial statement – no more austerity –… more
Disability Benefits Consortium Briefing on Uprating Benefits
Background The disability benefit system is deeply complicated and provides support for a range of people both in work and… more
Open letter: ‘managed migration’ from ‘legacy benefits’ to Universal Credit
NSUN has signed an open letter alongside other UK charities to the Secretary of State for the Department of Work… more