Slept on it.
I confess that I was incandescent yesterday hearing that proposed tax reductions would be funded by removing benefits from many disabled people. But I took a bit of time to mull it over and realise it was just appalling presentation.…
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Latest ONS data on us military veterans.
As likely as others to be working but less likely to be self-employed. We tend to work longer hours and to work in public administration and defence sectors (no surprises there) Especially for fellow ex-Wrens, on the gender front, we…
Wheat-free dessert.
My latest cooking experiment: pear and cardamom almondine courtesy of Sarah (another with the patience and understanding of a beekeeper’s wife). I was testing out with the amazingly complex Thermomix that has been languishing on the worksurface until friend, Joan,…
PIP consultation: Last set of questions
Here are the last questions in the Personal Independence Payments consultation being undertaken by the government. You can answer some or all the questions and I’m very happy to gather responses and send them off as one group input. Chapter…
PIP Consultation penultimate set of questions
Here’s your chance to influence a change to our disability benefits. Don’t mis out: let me know what’s important to you and I’ll put it in a composite response. Chapter 3 – Consultation questions Q18. PIP provides a contribution towards extra costs.…
News and Information from HMRC
Why now is a great time to submit tax returns Tax returns for 2023 to 2024 can be submitted any time ahead of the January deadline. We strongly encourage our customers and tax agents to submit tax returns well before…
More on PIP: DWP in the firing line.
Many people with health conditions (long-term physical or mental health or learning disabilities) may have fallen foul of the DWP benefits system over the last 10 years. It can be hugely demeaning, distressing and add new mental health illness or…
More PIP
Your thoughts on the PIP consultation are still valuable. Don’t forget that the same principles are likely to apply for anyone being transferred from DLA over coming years. The second set of questions are: Chapter 2 – Consultation questions Q9.…
Personal Independence Payments consultation by Government.
Here are the first few questions from this long document. You can send your thoughts to me for a combined response or make your own at respond online via the form or consultation.modernisingsupport@DWP.GOV.UK Q1. What are your views on…
So much talent.
At a charity conference last week. What a mass of talent in the room: a former rugby player and singer, a defence specialist, a company law consultant, a member of a benefits tribunal, a tax specialist. And those were only…