READERS may not be aware that immediately after the general election, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) announced proposed cuts to the Access to Work scheme.
This is a national scheme which helps to support many thousands of deaf and disabled to be able to work.
Potential changes to Access to Work could mean that Deaf, Deaf blind, hard of hearing people and Disabled people could face restrictions on the level of support that they receive. Deaf and Disabled campaigners are concerned that Access to Work budgets for might be drastically cut, meaning that there is not enough money to pay for extra support that workers need such as personal assistants or sign language interpreters. Campaigners argue that Access to Work helps to ensure that Deaf and Disabled people can work, earn a wage, support their families, pay taxes and make a positive contribution to society. Any cuts to Access to Work funding would have a negative impact on many Deaf and Disabled people and their ability to go out to work rather than be forced to rely on state benefits.
Please support the campaign against changes to Access to Work support for Deaf, and disabled people.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-changes-to-access-to-work
G Pritchard
Layton Drive
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