Cost Of Living Winter Payment

The second cost of living payment from the DWP is due in November 2022. However, there has been a lot of speculation from the media and online about the exact dates, which has caused a lot of confusion for many disabled people. The BuDS Cost of Living project team have worked through the data to get a clear picture of what is happening. Read on for more.

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Why Flexible Working Is Crucial For Disabled Employees

Written by Janneke Elford, BuDS HR & Projects Manager

Due to the pandemic, a new era of remote working has provided greater chances for disabled workers, many of whom had previously been wrongly excluded from the workforce due to a lack of flexibility from employers.

One group in particular has been diligently advocating for flexible work: disabled and chronically ill people, who are frequently forced out of many jobs due to their employer’s inflexibility. Covid-19, on the other hand, has compelled many employers to try remote working, and they’ve discovered that it works.

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