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June’s NAWRA newsletter
June’s NAWRA newsletter is here (just a little bit late). NAWRA reps attend the DWP operational stakeholders’ forum and the PIP forum and this is a summary of useful feedback.
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NAWRA conference in Nottingham 1 June 2018
Our quarterly meetings are held around the UK and include keynote speakers, workshops and a range of networking and professional development opportunities. Here are details of the next NAWRA meeting: Date: Friday 1 June 2018 Time: 10am – 4pm (registration from 9.30am) Location: Nottingham Law School, Chaucer Building, Goldsmith Street, Read more…
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NAWRA comments on the DWP’s evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on 21 May 2018
NAWRA was invited to give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee concerning the DWP’s errors in migrating claimants over from incapacity benefit to ESA. This was due to our involvement in writing to the Secretary of State and our response to the consultation – thank you again to all members Read more…
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NAWRA newsletter – using equality arguments to help your clients
In our second NAWRA newsletter we describe the help available to advisers to bring equality rights into our everyday advice work.
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Letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about income related ESA
NAWRA members have identified many former Incapacity Benefit/Severe Disablement Allowance claimants who have been migrated to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), and only been awarded contributory ESA. This is because the Department for Work and Pensions have failed to apply the regulations and their own guidance and undertake a financial Read more…