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Event 26th June: Monetary reform for fairness? A Festival of Debate event in Sheffield, speakers will put forward their ideas on how to create a better, stronger and…
Event 1st June: Basic Income for Sheffield? A Festival of Debate event, this meeting is part of a project to make UBI a reality for the people of Sheffield, tackling…
News Open Letter to Prime Minister opposing ESA cut Ekklesia, backed by the Centre for Welfare Reform, have published an Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister opposing the…
Event Career Fair 4 all - April 2017 An exciting opportunity in Greece for people with disabilities.
Event Inspired by love - June 2017 Inclusion BC is accepting submissions for Artwork and Workshop Proposals for their 2017 Conference.
News Call for retraction of PACE publication Open Letter to Psychological Medicine calls for retraction of publication of improper research of PACE trial.
Research Spartacus responds to Green Paper The latest Spartacus Network report reviews the Government's plans to reform ESA and the Work programme. They find the…
News UK Government rejects UN criticisms The UK Government appears to have rejected the severe criticisms of the United Nations for the way in which its…
Event NCIA Witness Seminar 10 March 2017 An invitation from the National Coalition for Independent Action (NCIA) to a Witness Seminar in London on 10th March.
News Sylvana Mahmic named Citizen of the Year Congratulations to Sylvana Mahmic of Marrickville, New South Wales who has been awarded joint Inner West Council…
News Nudge Unit finds Welfare Conditionality is flawed The government's Nudge Unit has found that the Welfare Conditionality policy promoted by Government is…
Research Troubled Families Programme in trouble NIESR evaluation finds that there is no evidence Troubled Families Programme had any significant impact on key…
Research Welfare reforms save less than expected Welfare Trends report published by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
News Official adult social care statistics released NHS Digital has published three reports which include the latest statistics on the safeguarding and care of…
News Major breakthrough on PACE trial There's been a major breakthrough on PACE trial as the courts force Queen Mary University of London to release data from…
Action Are we giving children in Care the right support? Support this call to ensure that children entering the care system are routinely given robust assessments to detect…
Research What is the psychological impact of disability cuts? Jessica Saffer is exploring the psychological impact of disability benefit cuts and seeking people to interview as…
Action Resist the rise of Welfare Cards Two petitions have been launched to oppose Government plans to develop Welfare Cards to replace benefits paid in cash.
News UK Supreme Court rejects Scotland's Named Person scheme The UK Supreme Court has rejected the Scottish Government's proposal to give every child a Named Person as an…
News The changing face of UK poverty The latest report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies underlines that Government policy is increasing poverty for…
Action Tell National Audit Office of benefit sanction harm NAO benefit sanctions study call for evidence by Autumn 2016.
News UK in breach of international human rights The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has expressed “serious concern” about the…
Release Is Named Person scheme paternalistic? Robin Jackson reviews the arguments for the Named Person Scheme in Scotland and argues that the scheme will be wasteful…
Event Radical thinking on Learning Disability - 2 September 2016 Liverpool Hope University bring together people with learning disabilities, families, academics and activists in a…
Action WCA research Aston University
News Association of Quality Checkers launched Association of Quality Checkers launched
News Learning Disability England launched Learning Disability England launched
Action Adult Social Care inquiry launched The Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has launched an inquiry into the financial sustainability of…
News Compass publish basic income report Compass the leading membership organisation for progressive change in the United Kingdom have published an…
Action Personalised Support Survey deadline 30 June 2016 If you're a service provider working to support people to lead lives as full and active citizens, included in their…
Coverage Ireland poised to embrace Personal Budgets The Irish Times reports that the Minister of State for Disabilities Finian McGrath is keen to establish a taskforce to…
Event Mothers' experiences of child protection - 27 June 2016 Mothers from the Mothers Apart Project run by WomenCentre in Kirklees will talk about their work at this event from…
Event Citizenship and the Welfare State - 15 June 2016 Simon Duffy, director of the Centre for Welfare Reform will talk about this at a think tank hosted by Birmingham City…
Research How widespread is personalised support A global research project to identify good practice and principles of personalised support
Jobs Defending human rights in the UK full time Policy, Research and Training Officer to work with them to advance economic and social rights in the UK.
Research Negative impact of welfare conditionality University of York publishes the first wave of finding from their Welfare Conditionality project.
Event Social History of Learning Disability Conference Social History of Learning Disability Conference in July 2016 - Exploring Learning Disability: Why history?
News Learning Disability England gets backing Learning Disability England consultation - results published by People First England and the Housing and Support…
Action Disability research funding now available Call for applications from Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) - proposals by 27th July…
News Fellow speaks out on No Go Britain debate Gary Bourlet of People First England interviewed on Channel 4 News for No Go Britain debate.
Action Share our Personalised Support Survey 2016 Personalised Support Survey 2016 - If you're a service provider working to support people to lead lives as full and…
Release Misleading medical research underpins disability cuts A new report from the Centre for Welfare Reform explains how a current scientific controversy relates to the debate…
Action Centre seeks Parliamentary Inquiry on Social Care The Centre for Welfare Reform and its allies are recommending the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health launches…
Release Christians call for DWP to end attacks on disabled people In a joint letter from Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform leading Christians ask Stephen Crabb to reverse the…
News Iain Duncan Smith resigns over disability cuts NEWS: Iain Duncan Smith resigns following further disability cuts announced in 2016 Budget.
Action SCLD and RSA Scotland offer 6 new Fellowships The Scottish Commission for Learning Disability and RSA Scotland have 6 Fellowships available for people with…
News Fellow wins best employer award Nadia Clarke a fellow of the Centre wins a Skills for Care Accolade award for best employer.
Action Submission to LibDem welfare policy Liberal Democrat Consultation Paper 123: Working-Age Social Security
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