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  2. Department for Work and Pensions - Wikipedia

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    Level 2: Disability Confident Employer; Level 3: Disability Confident Leader [31] The scheme is intended to encourage employers to "think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people", but the DWP lost more disability discrimination cases at employment tribunal than any other ...

  3. Work Capability Assessment - Wikipedia

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    The policy objectives for the new test were: to accentuate the positive by "looking at what you can do, not what you can't do"; to take into account new disability legislation, changes in the workplace and developments in occupational health; to make the test more stringent; to assess most new claims in person rather than on paper; and, once ...

  4. Disability in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Disability in the United Kingdom covers a wide range of conditions and experiences, deeply impacting the lives of millions of people. Defined by the Equality Act 2010 as a physical or mental impairment with a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it encompasses various aspects of life, including demographics, legislation ...

  5. Disability benefits - Wikipedia

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    Disability benefits are typically provided through various sources, including government programs, group disability insurance provided by employers or associations or private insurance policies typically purchased through a licensed insurance agent or broker, or directly from an insurance company.

  6. Minister of State for Social Security and Disability - Wikipedia

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    The Minister of State for Social Security and Disability is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people. [1] The role has also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work .

  7. Disability Living Allowance - Wikipedia

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    Usually, to qualify for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children the child must: Be under sixteen; Need extra looking after or have walking difficulties; Be in Great Britain, another European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland when you claim - there are some exceptions, e.g. family members of the Armed Forces

  8. Pension, Disability and Carers Service - Wikipedia

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    The Pension, Disability and Carers Service was an executive agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) which was created in April 2008. [ 1 ] The PDCS brought together two former separate executive agencies, The Pension Service and the Disability and Carers Service . [ 2 ]

  9. United Kingdom employment equality law - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom employment equality law is a body of law which legislates against prejudice-based actions in the workplace. As an integral part of UK labour law it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because they have one of the "protected characteristics", which are, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy and ...