I grew up in a first-generation immigrant household, and having experiences of homelessness and disability within our family, we were supported by social security benefits which provided a stepping stone...
...the first chair of the statutory Independent Social Security Standards Committee reporting on the quality of decision making to the newly created NI Assembly following the Good Friday Agreement. One...
“If at first you don’t succeed…” I first applied to join the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) just after my 6th child was born. I was previously a Senior Civil...
...and perhaps introducing new ideas. Although I was very drawn to the job and felt I had the right skillset - at rightsnet we produce daily news items on all...
...insights have continued to be valuable in the work I do today. NOTE: The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking to appoint five new members to the Social Security...
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...they had contacted me was to ask if I'd be interested in applying for a new role. But I love my job running The Prince’s Trust in Wales I thought....
When I accepted the role of SSAC Chair, I knew that Paul Gray was going to be a difficult act to follow. However I was reassured to be given a...
...improving the current explicit consent processes in UC. Officials were able to share a very early prototype of a new online consent process. Feedback from stakeholders was generally positive that...
...with us. We also look forward to scrutinising draft regulations arising from the new Government’s agenda, in particular its manifesto commitment to “do more to make sure that Universal Credit...