We are pleased to return to the City Chambers in Edinburgh on 13 September 2019. Our guest speaker will be Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People. We will also hear from Edinburgh Poverty Commission, Poverty Alliance and the Carnegie UK Trust. There will be participatory workshops Read more…
NAWRA has co-signed a letter urging the Scottish Government to bring forward the introduction of the income supplement for low income families. NAWRA’s representative for Scotland, Craig Samuel, said: “To date Scottish Government have achieved so much with Social Security however if we do not use the powers and mandates, Read more…
BENNY LYNCH 5th December 1954 – 31st March 2019 It is with much personal sadness that I write to inform friends and former colleagues of the passing of my good friend, Benny Lynch. Benny passed in his new surroundings in Sicily, surrounded by his family. People who really knew Benny Read more…
Thanks to everyone who attended our conference in Salford in March and to Salford City Council’s welfare rights team for hosting us. The notes and presentations from the day are now available in the members area.
The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee recently contacted NAWRA asking for case studies which demonstrate some of the inflexibilities in the current 6 month rule for claimants with a terminal illness. We compiled the evidence in a letter to the chair, Frank Field. A huge thank you to Read more…