Policy blog

Updates on latest policy initiatives in the UK and how they impact the people we work with.

• What do we want to see in the Autumn statement?

  With Halloween long gone and every sparkler extinguished by Storm Ciaran, you might think there was nothing left to do but to stock up on…

• Sense’s response to the King’s Speech

  

  Find out what was in the King's Speech, and what was missing.

• Sector joins together to ‘break through barriers’

  In partnership with Action for Children and other leading organisations we have today published Breaking through Barriers. The report brings together…

• Sense responds to consultation on proposed benefits changes

  Working from home. It’s something a lot of us – though not all – have become familiar with in the past few years. According to…

• New Sense research shows cost of living crisis far from over

  For over a year, the cost of living crisis has impacted people with complex disabilities.   Our research, including our…

• Influencing at party conferences

  Throughout October you might have noticed an influx of MPs, Peers, Press and Policy and Public Affairs professionals in the Northwest. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for…

• ‘Delivering Better Value’ in SEND, or cuts in disguise?

  This week, the Observer Newspaper reported that the government has “quietly signed” a contract which targets 20% cuts to the number of new education…

• Helping disabled people into work or pushing them into a broken system?

  This week the government has announced that it is consulting on the assessment criteria for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).  This follows the…

• Work and Pensions Committee report highlights essential reforms and supports Sense recommendations

  Earlier this week the Work and Pensions Select Committee published their report on the Government’s Plan for Jobs and DWP’s employment support provision. This…

• Will the Disability Action Plan bring change for disabled people?

  This week the government has published its new Disability Action Plan.  First announced in December 2022, this plan sets out some of the proposals…