Kevin Nuttall
Viewing entries posted in October 2009
Give Pension Credit a Chance
I’ve always liked Pension Credit as a relatively generous benefit for people aged 60 or over on low income. Unfortunately it is under claimed, and from 2 November 2009 many more people could find that they are eligible.
Blog Writer Detects Stinking Savour
‘Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour’ - Ecclesiastes (10:1)
Big Win! What’s the Prize?
The Daily Mail of 17 March 2009 announced 'After two year fight, the blind finally get same disability benefits as people who cannot walk'. Thanks to massive support from the public and MPs the RNIB ‘Taken for a Ride’ campaign was a Big Win, so what’s the prize?
Blog Reader Spots Fly In Ointment
In my blog 'What the Green Paper says about Attendance Allowance' 20/08/2009, I mentioned that the government had said that Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would not be affected by the new proposals for funding social care. This has been re-iterated by the Care services Minister Phil Hope. However blog reader Malcolm appears to have spotted a fly in the ointment. He comments, 'DLA is paid to people over 65 so it is hard to see how it is not affected'. I agree, so let's see what Phil Hope had to say.
Fruity Job Dreamboat Pie
People with sight loss hoping to get back into work after a spell on benefits often turn to Action for Blind People for help. Most fear that their benefits would be cut if they tried working. This need not be the case, so what’s the recipe?
Kevin works as a welfare rights officer at Action for Blind People in Lancashire.
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