NAWRA conference 13 and 14 Sep 2023

NAWRA will meet on Zoom on Wed 13 Sep 2023 (1.00pm – 4.00pm) and Thurs 14 Sep 2023 (9.30am – 1.00pm). Meetings are free to attend and open to all members.  Not a member?  Find out more about joining. Read the agenda. Booking information has been sent to NAWRA members by email. NAWRA meets quarterly, either online or in-person. Would Read more

Would you like to represent Scotland on the NAWRA committee?

Calling all NAWRA members in Scotland – could you be a rep on the NAWRA committee? Our current rep Craig Samuel at City of Edinburgh Council is stepping down after many years service so we now have two vacancies on the Committee for Scottish reps. As a rep, the main requirement is to attend Committee meetings which are held four Read more

Update on the issue of UC50s

Since our last update in April 2023, NAWRA has met with officials again to look at how the process for issuing UC50s can be improved and be made more reliable. DWP advise us that it transpires that when a claimant submits a fitnote a ‘to-do’ is autmatically created for them. Currently this to-do is not populated but they realise that Read more

‘Attendance Allowance: The Case Law’ training in Manchester, Wolverhampton and London

NAWRA is holding a free to NAWRA members, one-day ‘Attendance Allowance: The Case Law’ training course which is designed to examine the case law which has developed surrounding the disability-related qualifying conditions for this benefit. Dates and locations The event will be held at the following venues in England in an attempt to give our members the best opportunity of Read more

Notes from NAWRA conference in Nottingham on 8 June 2023

NAWRA members met in Nottingham last week. Thanks very much to Faye at the University of Law and Juan at Derbyshire Council for hosting us. Slides and notes from the conference are available in the members area of the NAWRA website. All members are welcome to attend our conferences for free. Our next conference will take place on Zoom across two Read more