Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley last week raised a number of issues relating to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) treatment of people with invisible illnesses. An invisible illness is an umbrella term for any medical condition that isn’t easily visible to others. This includes chronic physical conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has pledged to work alongside leading charity Versus Arthritis to represent the thousands of people in Lanark and Hamilton East living every day with the pain of arthritis. Arthritis and related conditions, such as back pain, are the single biggest cause of pain and disability in the UK, affecting 17.8 million people. … Read more
Angela Crawley MP and Christina Mckelvie MSP are set to host a Jobs Fair in the Hamilton Town House on Friday the 5th of July, between 11am and 2pm. The event has already attracted big employers who recruiting for vacancies now. Those already confirmed include Social Security Scotland, ALDI and British Airways. More employers are … Read more
Angela Crawley MP and Christina Mckelvie MSP are set to host a Jobs Fair in the Hamilton Town House on Friday the 5th of July, between 11am and 2pm. The event has already attracted big employers who recruiting for vacancies now. Those already confirmed include Social Security Scotland, ALDI and British Airways. More employers are … Read more
More than 8,000 emergency food parcels were given to local people in the last year, the Hamilton District Foodbank has revealed. Between April 2018 and March 2019, 8,013 emergency food parcels were provided to local people with over 2,700 going to children. The local foodbank’s figures feed into a larger national picture with a record … Read more
Angela Crawley MP has said the Tories’ “narrow-minded Brexit rhetoric” is to blame for a fall in the number of overseas workers coming to South Lanarkshire – and warned of the damage to the economy and public services. Latest figures from the DWP show a 16% drop in the number of National Insurance registrations by … Read more
More than two-thirds of people who faced being denied social security benefits were found to be entitled to that support – prompting calls by Angela Crawley MP for a fresh review of the DWP assessment and appeals process. Official government figures show that 70% of people who faced the possibility of losing their entitlement, and … Read more
Two million people have signed a petition calling on Article 50 to be revoked following the Prime Minister’s handling of Brexit. Included in that total are over 1,500 signatures from Lanark and Hamilton East, which voted by over 60% to remain within the EU in 2016. The local MP, Angela Crawley, has encouraged people to … Read more
DWP staff shortages are causing thousands of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants to be sent home unseen from health assessment appointments. Figures revealed by a DWP minister show that in 2018, 5,700 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants attended their health assessment, only to be turned away due to the unavailability of a health professional . … Read more
Lanark and Hamilton East MP Angela Crawley this week spoke in a debate on scraping the lower earnings limit on pension contributions. At present, workers must be aged 22 or over and earn a minimum salary of £10,000 to be automatically enrolled in a workplace pension scheme. The first £6,136 of income is disregarded – … Read more
