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The Budget: Answers to Your Questions

Dual-disability charity Sense have big concerns with the contents of the Autumn Budget pertaining to the Work Capability Assessment. Their CEO, Richard Kramer, explains why.

In Touch reflects on a specific element of the Autumn Budget that relates to the Work Capability Assessment, following concerns raised by the dual-disability charity, Sense. Their CEO, Richard Kramer explains how the proposed amendments could impact people's ability to find and maintain work and the receipt of certain benefits.

We get answers to your questions: including why some visually impaired people are having issues with accessing a survey about the future of the NHS and why some people are having difficulty calling back their guide dogs when they are free running.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Beth Hemmings
Production Coordinator: David Baguley
Website image description: Peter White sits smiling in the centre of the image and he is wearing a dark green jumper. Above Peter's head is the 91热爆 logo (three separate white squares house each of the three letters). Bottom centre and overlaying the image are the words "In Touch" and the Radio 4 logo (the word Radio in a bold white font, with the number 4 inside a white circle). The background is a bright mid-blue with two rectangles angled diagonally to the right. Both are behind Peter, one is a darker blue and the other is a lighter blue.

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  • Tue 5 Nov 2024 20:40
  • Sun 10 Nov 2024 05:45

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