Disabled People

Social security support through complex life changes

Posted by: Liz Sayce, Posted on: 19 December 2019 - Categories: About the Committee, Children, Consultation, Disabled People, Legislation, social security, SSAC Independent Work Programme, Stakeholders

Almost everyone in this country receives support from social security in the course of our lives, as a plethora of different circumstances change.[1] This may be a short-term change - perhaps a period of unemployment or ill-health - or longer …

Why it's important to listen to those with a stake in social security

Posted by: Liz Sayce, Posted on: 26 October 2018 - Categories: Disabled People, Legislation, Stakeholders

Good public services are co-designed with people who use them and people who provide them. That way, at best, the design meets the needs and aspirations of the public - and leads to something feasible to deliver. Disabled people have …