Teaching union claims extra £4bn for Send overhaul just ‘drop in bucket’ compared with what’s needed – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/23/send-white-paper-keir-starmer-labour-reform-tories-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Education #BridgetPhillipson #Disability #Schools #Conservatives #ReformUk

Teaching union claims extra £4bn for Send overhaul just ‘drop in bucket’ compared with what’s needed – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/23/send-white-paper-keir-starmer-labour-reform-tories-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Education #BridgetPhillipson #Disability #Schools #Conservatives #ReformUk

The attack on working from home reverses a trend towards fuller participation in the UK's work-force by people with a range of disabilities.

A key advance for many disabled workers has been the ability to perform jobs remotely, fitting in with their care needs & combatting workplace discrimination based on appearance.

If the Govt. is keen to keep the disabled working if possible, then supporting home-working is a key element of any strategy!

#disability #workers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/decline-in-remote-jobs-risks-shutting-disabled-people-out-of-work-study-finds

The attack on working from home reverses a trend towards fuller participation in the UK's work-force by people with a range of disabilities.

A key advance for many disabled workers has been the ability to perform jobs remotely, fitting in with their care needs & combatting workplace discrimination based on appearance.

If the Govt. is keen to keep the disabled working if possible, then supporting home-working is a key element of any strategy!

#disability #workers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/decline-in-remote-jobs-risks-shutting-disabled-people-out-of-work-study-finds

Giving with one hand; taking away with the other:

while disabled benefits recipients will have been happy with an extra £400 for those who rely on care at home, for the 16th year running capital limits in care payments (related to recipients' savings) have not been increased.

This sort of fiscal drag is more widely perceived as a stealth tax rise, but here is a stealth disability benefits reduction & an incentive not to save for care!

#disability #benefits #politics
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-announces-400-care-charges-cash-boost-while-quietly-snatching-funds-from-savings/