Withdrawing crisis social security measures

This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the changes made by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to the coronavirus crisis, expectations for their withdrawal and the wider plans for recovery.

Research Briefing Published Friday, 25 September, 2020

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8973/

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8973/CBP-8973.pdf

Meanwhile, not sure there is an expiry date for the Coronavirus Act 2020 which reduces obligations upon local authorities to provide care for the vulnerable.

Caker wrote:Meanwhile, not sure there is an expiry date for the Coronavirus Act 2020 which reduces obligations upon local authorities to provide care for the vulnerable.

The legislation is time-limited to two years

These are extraordinary measures that do not apply in normal circumstances. For this reason, the legislation is time-limited to two years, and it is neither necessary nor appropriate for all of its measures to come into force immediately. Instead, many of the measures in this Act can be commenced from area to area and time to time, so as to ensure that the need to protect the public’s health can be aligned with the need to safeguard individuals’ rights. These measures can subsequently be suspended and then later reactivated, if circumstances permit, over the lifetime of the Act.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/notes/division/2/index.htm

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/schedule/12/enacted

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/section/15

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/notes/division/8/index.htm

ACT NOW - Scrap the easements and restore Disabled people’s rights

Why we are concerned

The Government is under increasing pressure to use next weeks' review of the Coronavirus Act 2020 to scrap rules which allow councils to cut people’s care during the pandemic. The Coronavirus Act diminished our rights, and it is time we stand together and push the government to give them back.

Almost two thirds of people who have died because of Covid-19 were disabled, statistics show. And, Disabled people from BAME communities have been amongst the hardest hit. We believe Disabled people already have too few rights and protections, and taking them away at a time when we need support the most is unacceptable.

We cannot and should not tolerate this. Please write to your MP today to support our campaign.

Please act now and email your MP to get rid of the easements once and for all
1. Submit the form on this page - it will find your MP

2. Edit our template letter as much or as little as you want on the next page. If you have been affected by the pandemic, please add a paragraph about your experience. MPs need to hear directly from Disabled people
3. Send it and share this action on social media!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/act-now-scrap-the-easements-and-restore-disabled-peoples-rights?source=direct_link&