Exec Director of Campaigns, Comms & Strategy @Scope
England, United Kingdom
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‼️Extra cost of being disabled in UK to rise by almost 12% in five years ‼️
The new @scope Disability Price Tag published today
Cuts to PIP will leave disabled people with no financial support to live independently
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Britain’s debate about welfare - how we spend money on state support and who it goes to has become the defining political issue of this autumn.
The outcome will impact many, many people.
This is about public spending. It’s also about our jobs market and regional inequality. Not all places have equal opportunities for work.
The Tories are doubling down on straightforward cuts worth £39 billion.
Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is talking up spending money on changing the system to save money long term as Alan Milburn’s report on young people and work approaches.
My interview with Pat McFadden in Denmark last week is a useful primer for Labour’s thinking on a “system reset” and a shift from unemployment support to employment support.
inews.co.uk/news/separate-yo…
The benefits these families recieve (and it ain't easy to get them..) are not a nice to have...
DLA helps pay for transport, for equipment, for school supplies and generally to help offset the financial penalty that is placed on disabled people by virtue of having a disability.
As Kemi Badenoch gives her speech in Westminster, @thetimes reports on her plans to stop hundreds of thousands of children with behavioural disorders and ADHD claiming disability benefits
In a move to save £2.8bn from the welfare bill, Badenoch said her party would not accept 70 per cent of child disability living allowance (DLA) claims for behavioural disorders, learning disabilities and ADHD
The changes would be made to only new claims and reassessments, and physical disabilities would not be affected
In March this year, more than 770,000 children with ADHD, behavioural disorders or learning difficulties were receiving child DLA — accounting for 85 per cent of all claims
Badenoch said too many young people were told they were “defective” when they received a diagnosis
thetimes.com/article/2d84d35…
Delivery area list gov.uk/government/statistics…
June 2026 stats gov.uk/government/statistics…
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This article is misleading.
And Centre for Government Reform seem to be selective in its analysis.
The latest stats show 25k starts on Connect to Work and now trending around 4k p/month (April-June)
They also show nearly half of delivery areas didn’t start until Jan 2026…
Long-term jobless reject Labour’s £1.2bn back-to-work policy thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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#journalists ahead of the #budget a plea to remember
🚨Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is NOT an out of work benefit 🚨
Please challenge guests who assume it is.
You can work AND claim PIP.
#Budget2026
There’s a lot of talk of getting people in work.
But
From the 100k+ jobs on the DWPs jobs site…
Just 480 are remote
Only 29 are remote & Disability Confident
That’s what’s facing disabled people.
We must tackle the barriers employers put up. Not just demand more of people.
Having extra costs is not a consideration on which eligibility is currently based...nor can you quantify what you have to 'go without' because you can't afford it
1 in 6 PIP claimants confess they have no extra disability costs.
That's why @Conservatives will shift from cash to support for people with milder conditions.
Taxpayer-funded help should go to those who need it most - to live with dignity, and to work if you can.
Not what the research found
Now Labour's favourite think tank admits one in six people on PIP disability benefits don't need them trib.al/VbZPYaT
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Now Labour's favourite think tank admits one in six people on PIP disability benefits don't need them trib.al/VbZPYaT
Absolutely not ‘often’. It would require an incredibly specific set of circumstances in the household and not true of most disabled claimants!
‘There’s no incentive to work!’
@JoeShalam tells @NickFerrariLBC that Brits on benefits can often earn more than people working full-time.
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Today we’re launching @StepChange’s new Impact and Partnerships directorate to colleagues, bringing together the teams I lead as Chief Impact Officer.
A relentless focus on good, long-term client outcomes - and building partnerships to achieve them.
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🔴 ‘We need a national strategy to close the disability employment gap’
👉️ Richard Baker MP ✍️ for LabourList on the need to tackle issues across disability employment systems...
labourlist.org/2026/10/natio…
This is exactly what @scope are calling for. Remove barriers. Improve outcomes.
scope.org.uk/campaigns/work-…
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Employment support that is free from fear and sanctions produces better outcomes. Good to see DWP are announcing this tomorrow. Many young disabled people want to work but are being let down let’s hope this changes that
Exclusive: Firms hiring disabled youngsters to see 100% of wages covered for six months under DWP scheme
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…
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Exclusive: Firms hiring disabled youngsters to see 100% of wages covered for six months under DWP scheme
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…
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#GMB: "Nearly half of disabled young adults have had a request for reasonable adjustments in the workplace rejected. Research from Scope UK concluded employer.. lack of support.. frequently drives disabled young people out of work completely"