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Public Policy - Reform to the UK's welfare system consultation

Summary: RNIB response to public policies.

No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility' (DWP)

RNIB responded to the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on reform to the UK's welfare system. RNIB welcomed the announcement of a doubling of the Access to Work budget, expanding assistance to 48,000 people by 2013-14. The Green Paper offered a modest commitment to "…explore, with stakeholders, the effectiveness of Employment Retention Assessments in helping disabled people stay in work." Blind and partially sighted people welcome this step, but now look to government for action to deliver, through its response to Dame Carol Black's 'Review of the Health of the Working Age Population' and steps it takes to implement the Independent Living Strategy. However, RNIB does have a number of concerns, including the degree of conditionality that is being proposed, with the potentially complex nature of assessing when it is 'reasonable' to expect a claimant to apply for jobs.

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Last updated: 20/11/2008 14:26

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