Attend events to tell the DWP what you think about the design of the benefits system and assessments
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Tori_Scope
Scope Posts: 12,492 Disability Gamechanger
The DWP are running some consultation events so that they can hear your views on the health and disability green paper.
The Grand Hotel
Granby Street
LE1 6ES
Stephensons Quarter
Forth Street
NE1 3SAImproving the design of the benefits system
To find out more, contact disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.uk
Health and Disability Consultation Event: Leicester
Date
Thursday 19 AugustTime
1 to 4pmVenue
Mercure LeicesteThe Grand Hotel
Granby Street
LE1 6ES
Rethinking Assessments
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on alternative approaches to health & disability benefit assessments.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time, and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
To find out more, contact disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.ukHealth and Disability Consultation Event: Newcastle
Date
Tuesday 24 AugustTime
1 to 4pmVenue
Crowne Plaza NewcastleStephensons Quarter
Forth Street
NE1 3SA
Improving the design of the benefits system
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on changes that could be made to the structure of the main working-age health and disability benefits.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time, and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.To find out more, contact disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.uk
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The DWP consult but never listen.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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I’m actually tempted to sign up for the Newcastle one.
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Health and Disability Consultation Event: Shrewsbury
Date
Thursday 2 SeptemberTime
1 to 4pmVenue
Mercure Shrewsbury
Albrighton Hotel & Spa
Ellesmere Road
SY4 3AGSupporting Employment
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on support available to prepare for, find and stay in work.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time, and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.ukHealth and Disability Consultation Event: Norwich
Date
Wednesday 8 SeptemberTime
1 to 4pmVenue
Mercure Norwich Hotel
121 – 131 Boundary Roa
Norwich
NR3 2BARethinking Assessments
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on alternative approaches to health & disability benefit assessments.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time, and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.ukHealth and disability consultation event: Wrexham
Date
Tuesday 14 SeptemberTime
1 to 4pmVenue
Ramada Plaza Wyndham
Ellis Way
Wrexham
LL13 7YHImproving the Benefits System
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on alternative approaches to health & disability benefit assessments.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.uk
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The government does not want to hear my thoughts haha , i would probably get arrested
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I have signed up for the Newcastle event. Is anyone else attending?
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littleacorn said:I have signed up for the Newcastle event. Is anyone else attending?
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Will do.
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I attended the Shaping Future Support Green Paper event today at Newcastle. Well it was attended by 6 disabled people and 6 DWP staff some of which had travelled from London this morning. It was so disappointing the lack of disabled people and I am not sure how well it was advertised.
The DWP staff wanted to know your experiences both positive and negative about claiming benefits, where there were problems and how you think this could be simplified. They wanted to know what your thoughts were of having one assessment for ESA/UC and PIP.
In a nutshell people seemed to share freely but not sure how much this will influence change or even really listened to. DWP staff seemed genuine but not sure how much influence or say they really have.
You can make your comments directly on this consultation through the DWP website and they are having zoom meeting if you are interested. -
@littleacorn I’m glad you went along because at least you got to share your thoughts, I do hope if they have gone to this effort than you would think they would take onboard what people have to say.I might have a look into the virtual meeting on offer.
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The problem is events are put in place but people don't go
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Some very interesting points there. They said they were expecting 15 which in its self is not a great number and the peoplerunning the session had no idea where it had been advertised. They had no idea of how wheelchairs should leave the building and said someone will come and get you when challenged on it.
It annoys me so much when people automatically go into powerpoint mode and more so the DWP at a disability event. I shouldn't be shocked really in this day and age! No kdea about loop servjce but they never mentioned it. There was someone there with autism and she left after 10mins. -
The DWP have some more consultation events coming up. We haven't ignored the above feedback, but I just wanted to share in case anyone wanted to attend any of the upcoming events.
Health and Disability Consultation Event: Canterbury
Date
Thursday 16 SeptemberTime
10 to 1pmVenue
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge
The Precincts
Canterbury
CT1 2EHImproving Employment Support
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper.
- This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on support available to prepare for, find and stay in employment.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.ukHealth and disability consultation event: Bournemouth
Date
Thursday 23 SeptemberTime
1 to 4pmVenue
The Hermitage Hotel
Exeter Road
Bournemouth
BH2 5AHImproving the design of the benefits system
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on changes that could be made to the design of the main working age, health, and disability benefits system.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.ukHealth and Disability Consultation Event: Leeds
Date
Tuesday 28 SeptemberTime
10 to 1pmVenue
The Clayton Hotel
Sweet Street
Holbeck
LS11 9ATSupporting Employment
- The DWP has recently published Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper. This asks for your views on how we can improve the benefits system and employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions.
- As part of the public consultation we are holding events to hear people’s views on the proposals in the Green Paper.
- In the event we will ask you for your views on support available to prepare for, find, and stay in employment.
- Members of the public attending the event will be given vouchers to compensate you for your time, and reimbursed for your travel and parking costs.
To book your place
Visit Eventbrite.
To find out more, contact: disability.consultationevents@dwp.gov.uk
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Just to update everyone:
There was an error on the information initially provided and the consultation event to be held in Canterbury on Thursday 16 September will focus on support available to disabled people to prepare for, seek and stay in work rather than rethinking assessments.
@Tori_Scope 's post above has been amended to reflect this change.
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The DWP have some more consultation events coming up, you can find details below for newly added events in Bolton and London:
London
Date: Tuesday 5th October, 1-4pm
Venue: Holiday Inn London – Kensington Forum, 97 Cromwell Road, SW7 4DN
Booking link: DWP Health & Disability Consultation Event: London Tickets, Tue 5 Oct 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite
Bolton
Date: Thursday 7th October, 1-4pm
Venue: Bolton Arena, Arena Approach, Horwich, BL6 6LB
Booking link: DWP Health & Disability Consultation Event: Bolton Tickets, Thu 7 Oct 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite
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As one might have suspected, those making a career out of 'dealing with' disabled people have never considered Disability Discrimination. In this activity, they prove their own guilt of an offence under the Equalities Acts. Did they do an Equalities Impact Assessment? Did those employed on public funds to do an E.I.A. consider the prospect of these physical meeting places, and then declare there was no, repeat no, indirect or direct discrimination involved? Really? Have they taken a fee, or settled back on their big fat salaries and public purse pension rights, after stating the plan is not discriminatory? Not discriminatory against disabled people? That despite pandemic, despite shielding, despite the need to shelter disabled people and their relatives, despite the fact a significant group of people are physically unable to leave their homes to travel, and despite the obvious "reasonable adjustment" of making participation on line and by zoom?
Most people can comprehend Race and Religious Discrimination. Would it be o.k. to hold events about race, and religion but in such a way as to ensure the exclusion of racial and religious groups? Organise meetings in a pub, with strippers in the background, and see if it discriminates against participation by Muslims, especially women. What about discriminating by sex, organising meetings late in the evening when many women will be afraid to venture out, Indirect discrimination is still discrimination. The great majority of Disability Discrimination is "Invisible, Indirect, Institutionalised, and worse in it's effects on people's lives than Racism" Sir Trevor Phillips.
Who in Scope waved this through without protest? Does Scope have any lawyer? Any staff or volunteer who has heard of the Equality Act and the Public Duty? Were they asked?
Willingly or unwittingly, Scope's good name will be used as the rubber stamp to cover the backs of offenders. "We consulted the entire disabled community, by sending a press release to Scope"
Please Scope, can you do what none of us can, and politiely insist on a copy of their E.I.A,, detailing why they concluded it is not discriminatory to hold meetings by physical attendance with no reasonable adjustment alternative option to meet the needs of disabled people? You can ask them as we cannot, if they think excluding black people from consultation is fine? Especially from a consultation particularly relevant to ethnic groups? If they do not think they would do such a thing, then you could insist on an explanation of why they think it is fine to exclude disabled people even from a consultation on disabled people?
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