NAWRA has produced a new benefit changes chart detailing all the changes since 2011 along with recent and forthcoming changes and analysis of the impact. As usual, the chart comes in two parts within the same document: Part 1: an archive of all the changes that have hit our clients since the current wave of cuts/reforms began (yellow and orange, pp1-28) Part 2: more recent and forthcoming changes (green and purple, pp29-37) Many thanks to Tom Messere (Big Book) and Daphne …

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The NAWRA committee directs the policy and general management of the affairs of NAWRA. It consists of representatives from each of the English regions plus two from London, two from Wales, two from Scotland and one from Northern Ireland. As a rep, the main requirement is to attend Committee meetings four times a year. These are held on Zoom and typically discuss:     Communications and publicity     Equality and diversity     Policy and campaigns     Finance     Plans for future …

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NAWRA has responded to the DWP’s consultation on proposed changes to the work capability assessment. Read our response. Our final paragraph concludes – ‘In summary, NAWRA completely opposes all these proposals. The government should focus on genuine support which will take time, resources, and skill. If it goes ahead with any of these proposals that cut financial support to, and increase conditionality on, vulnerable claimants, then there is an extremely high risk of claimants’ health deteriorating with the associated risks …

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NAWRA is holding a one-day ‘Benefits and Pensions‘ training course free to NAWRA members. About the training course Pensions can have a complex relationship with benefits and, at this time of increasing financial pressure, we are seeing more people making use of them as a resource outside a regular retirement income. This session looks at a number of issues which are often poorly understood. The options which are available after the introduction of the pension freedoms in 2016 give lower …

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