...analyse draft regulations and offer advice in relation to their potential impact on disabled people. To that end SSAC has suggested improved overall approaches to assessing impacts on different groups...
...advice to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and have the necessary skills and experience, find out how to apply here. Closing date for applications is 10 March....
...the government’s policy intent, too often the absence of evidence is taken as evidence of an absence of impact. There are encouraging signs that this approach is changing, including through...
“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...
When I was first approached to consider applying for a place on the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC), I had never even heard of it. Nonetheless, I quickly found myself...
...the different regional circumstances that will necessitate variations in approach. We will be taking evidence from our stakeholders on what challenges they feel the system will need to respond to...
...– alongside their response to our advice - at the point regulations are laid before Parliament for approval. So there was a clear intention for our advice to inform debate...
...having a disability or long-term condition, early phase self-employment, studying or re-training) if work coaches are to use discretion appropriately. Develop a richer understanding of working claimants and employers in...
...key trends in UK social security in the last 30 years: A broad ‘activation’ approach has seen the introduction of Jobseeker’s Allowance with stricter job-search conditions, conditionality extending to lone...
...that we hear from those who have experience of applying for, and of receiving, these benefits across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will give us insights into what...