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  • Campaign against Cuts to Disability Benefits

    Campaign against Cuts to Disability Benefits

    13 February 2025

    Ongoing speculation about Government cuts to disability benefits are worrying many disabled people. The Government are due to outline their proposals in March 2025. You can add your name to Scope’s campaign.

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  • Scope for Winning Equality Awards

    Scope for Winning Equality Awards

    13 August 2023

    Do you know an organisation or individual that’s working hard to achieve disability equality? Then you may be interested in entering them for an award to recognise their good work. You can nominate people and organisations. Disability charity Scope is running the awards with several categories including ones for influencers, journalists, role models, campaigns and accessible products. Nominations for the 2024 awards will close on 6 October 2023.

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  • PIP Re-Assessments for Over 65s to Cease

    06 March 2019

    From this Spring over 65s who receive Personal Independence Payments will no longer have to undergo reviews to continue receiving the benefit. The change, which was announced by Amber Rudd, the Work and Pensions Secretary in a recent welfare benefit reform speech, is set to affect 270,000 people.

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  • Scope's New Digital Employment Service

    18 April 2018

    Disability organisation Scope has teamed up with Virgin Media in a bid to get a million people into work by 2020. Their Support to Work scheme offers online support to disabled jobseekers via telephone, Skype and text. Employment advisers offer advice on employability skills, writing a CV and interview techniques. Your personal adviser will create a 12-week action plan hopefully designed to help you succeed in the jobs market.

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  • Employable Me and Scope Research Recommendations

    13 December 2017

    The BBC2 series Employable Me has returned, following the story of eight jobseekers who have taken part in a scheme which brings together people from across the disability spectrum to help each other with the challenge of finding employment. In a report earlier this year Scope has called for employers to make it clear that adjustments and support are available, to create more senior roles for disabled people and develop peer support opportunities.

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  • Scope’s Online Community

    10 August 2017

    Scope’s online community is a place where disabled people, parents, carers and professionals can come to share their experiences and discuss all topics relating to disability.

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