This paper explores people with mental health problems’ experiences of ‘managed migration’ – the government’s process of moving people from legacy benefits to Universal Credit (UC).
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Oct
Oct
The Compensation Recovery Unit recovers social security benefits in certain compensation cases and NHS costs in certain injury cases.
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Oct
Oct
Statistics on households that have had their benefits capped between 15 April 2013 and May 2022.
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Oct
Oct
In 2022, the rising cost of living presents the most significant challenge to living standards for many years, and comes after a period of social and economic uncertainty resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a growing gap between what people have and what people need for a decent standard of living.
Millions of people in the UK risk falling well short of this standard as costs continue to rise and our social security system fails to provide adequate and appropriate support. Short-term support measures are vital now, but will only go so far; we need a social security system that is fit for today.
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Oct
Oct
As of June 2022, around 5.6 million people are on Universal Credit, an increase of around 90 per cent since the pandemic began. At TUC Congress 2018, Congress passed a motion calling […]
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Sep
Sep
This article details primary and community care services and examines their impact on patient outcomes. It also considers recent government policy which has sought to improve these outcomes and discusses several proposals for reforming such services.
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Sep
Sep
A 60-year-old woman in the poorest areas of England has a level of ‘diagnosed illness’ equivalent to that of a 76-year-old woman in the wealthiest areas, according to new research by the Health Foundation. While a 60-year-old man in the poorest areas of England will on average have a level of diagnosed illness equivalent to that of a 70- year-old man in the wealthiest areas.
People living in the most deprived parts of England are diagnosed with serious illness earlier and die sooner than their peers in more affluent areas, a major new study finds.
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Sep
Sep
Integrated care systems (ICSs) are partnerships that bring together NHS organisations, local authorities and others to take collective responsibility for planning services, improving health and reducing inequalities across geographical areas.
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Sep
Sep
Six hundred people a day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for care and support in England, as adult social care buckles under unprecedented pressures. Almost 300,000 people are now waiting for an assessment of their needs by social workers, an increase of 90,000 (44%) in five months. One in four has been waiting longer than six months. At this rate of increase, the number waiting will hit 400,000 by November – double the total 12 months previously.
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Sep
Sep
Crisis and Zoopla have joined forces on an in-depth look at the actual cost of renting in England – and found the government is drastically underestimating the shortfall between housing benefit and the cost of rents.