Download or read book Decision making and Disability Living Allowance written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-06-16 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines how the Social Security Agency (Northern Ireland) applies the complex rules which affect eligibility for Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Despite progress since 1998 in reducing the volume of DLA claims held by the Agency and improved accuracy, there is still scope for further improvement. The speed of decisions has been adversely affected by several factors. There should be improvements in the training of frontline staff, and further improvements in information technology solutions. Fewer cases should be referred to the Agency's Medical Support Services. The identification of errors in decision-making by the Agency has improved, for example, through the use of the Periodic Enquiry process. There has been a significant increase in the number of appeals by claimants, since the decision-making procedures were changed in October 1999. Decision-makers should make more use of personal communication with claimants to collect initial or follow-up evidence, and this is especially important as DLA applicants are unlikely to have a detailed grasp of the disability eligibility rules. If the Agency aimed for a 10 per cent reduction in DLA / Attendance Allowance appeals the saving would be in excess of £190,000 per year.
Download or read book Welfare And Policy written by Neil Lunt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Legislation on the Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities in Sixteen Member States of the Council of Europe written by Council of Europe. Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People with Disabilities and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On cover: Handicap & integration
Download or read book Social Security Programs Throughout the World written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Money for everyone written by Malcolm Torry and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This much-needed book analyzes the social, economic and labor market advantages of a Citizen's Income in the UK. It also contains international comparisons and links with broader issues around the meaning of poverty and inequality, making a valuable contribution to the debate around benefits.
Download or read book Connecting People with Jobs Activation Policies in the United Kingdom written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines recent activation policies in the United Kingdom aimed at moving people back into work. It offers insight into how countries can improve the effectiveness of their employment services and also control spending on benefits.
Download or read book Disabled people and European human rights written by Clements, Luke and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2003-02-12 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, there has been increasing recognition of the ways in which disabled children and adults have been denied human and civil rights that others take for granted. In the year 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force. This book reviews the implications of the Act for disabled people. The book provides: an overview of key policy and legislative developments in the UK in relation to disabled children and adults in the post war period; an outline of the European Convention on Human Rights, The Human Rights Act 1998 and related procedures; an account of the ways in which disabled people's human rights have increasingly become a matter of concern and the implications of the Human Rights Act in relation to specific issues; a debate about the ways in which public bodies and practitioners within them can engage positively with the provisions of the Human Rights Act to develop better practice. Disabled people and human rights will be of interest to both disabled people themselves and organisations representing their interests, professionals whose work brings them into contact with disabled people, and students of social work, social care, disability studies and law.
Download or read book Applied Economics written by Brian Atkinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1998-11-11 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a team of experienced writers with contributions from specialist economists, Applied Economics combines up-to-date information with theory to provide an excellent introduction to real-world economics. The book includes chapters on the most important aspects of micro and macro economics, each containing the appropriate theory, but with the main emphasis on application. There are numerous examples, with a focus on Europe in every chapter. This is an essential text for students on undergraduate courses in economics, business and social science.
Download or read book Family Change and Family Policies in Great Britain Canada New Zealand and the United States written by Sheila B. Kamerman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume in a series intended to report on the evolution of family policies in Western welfare states (and to compare current provisions). The developments are presented in the context of a report on family change for each of the countries, and with a view of the economic, political, and institutional climates in which they occurred. Topics covered in this book include family formation and current structural patterns, families and the division of labor, the income of families (earnings, taxation, transfer programs), and also the political and institutional contexts for family policy. An extensive bibliography is provided.
Download or read book The English Legal System written by Gary Slapper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book How Social Security Works written by Paul Spicker and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad, accessible introduction to the benefit system in Britain which can help readers to make sense of the system in practice.
Download or read book The Skills for Life Survey written by Joel Williams and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2003 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic skills tests (based on the National Standards for adult basic skills) were carried out between June 2002 and May 2003, on a sample of over eight thousand adults normally resident in England. The tests were combined with a background questionnaire (social survey). This report provides many detailed statistics but some of the the main findings are noted below. 44 per cent of the respondents achieved Level 2 or above in the literacy assessment, but 16 per cent were classified at Entry level 3. In the numeracy test, 25 per cent achieved Level 2 or above, but 47 per cent were classified at Entry level 3 or below. Overall, 47 per cent were classified at Entry level 3 or below, in either literacy or numeracy, and only 18 per cent achieved Level 2 or above for both literacy and numeracy.
Download or read book The English Legal System written by David Kelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System explains and critically assesses how our law is made and applied. Trusted by generations of academics and students, this authoritative textbook clearly describes the legal rules of England and Wales and their collective influence as a sociocultural institution. This latest edition of The English Legal System has been substantially updated. Slapper & Kelly can always be relied upon for accurate and reliable coverage of all of the latest developments which impact on the legal system in England and Wales. Key learning features include: useful chapter summaries which act as a good check point for students ‘food for thought’ questions at the end of each chapter to prompt critical thinking and reflection sources for further reading and suggested websites at the end of each chapter to point students towards further learning pathways an online skills network including how tos, practical examples, tips, advice and interactive examples of English law in action. Relied upon by generations of students, Slapper and Kelly’s The English Legal System is a permanent fixture in this ever-evolving subject.
Download or read book Family Spending 2009 written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Spending provides analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, socio-economic characteristics and geography. This report will be of interest to academics, policy makers, government and the general public.
Download or read book Back and Neck Pain written by Loic Burn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The treatment and management of back pain - a massive problem for many people world-wide - costs staggering amounts of money in terms of days lost from work and health care treatment. In the USA, The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research published guidelines advocating major new changes in the way back pain was treated. In the UK, The Clinical Standards Advisory Group and the Royal College of Physicians published further guidelines, advocating important new changes of considerable significance to sufferers. In this text, these guidelines have been translated for sufferers of back and neck pain. Providing user-friendly and clear advice, this book shows you how to take control of your problem, find relief from your pain and ensure that you are armed with the facts you need to know about all the possible treatments.
Download or read book The Statesman s Yearbook 2004 written by B. Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 2102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one hundred and forty years, The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The appointment of the new editor - only the seventh in the book's history - brought enhancements to the 1998-99 edition and these have been continued since then. The 2004 edition is fully updated and contains more information than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for the one hundred and ninety two countries of the world. In an endlessly changing world, the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives all the information you need in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources, and it is an essential annual purchase.
Download or read book Social Welfare Alive written by Stephen Moore and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2002 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Welfare Alive! provides comprehensive coverage of social policy and social welfare issues which feature increasingly in A-level and Advanced GNVQ Health and Social Care syllabuses.
