Paul Sandford and Jim Shepherd
This paper considers the funding of supported housing schemes. These are schemes that house vulnerable people with special needs in the community. The paper looks at why the…
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This paper considers the funding of supported housing schemes. These are schemes that house vulnerable people with special needs in the community. The paper looks at why the future of these schemes has been threatened by a series of legal decisions interpreting the housing benefit regulations.The paper analyses the relevant regulations and looks at how they apply to supported housing schemes. It then sifts through the details of the case law and concludes by looking at the lessons that may be learned in the future.
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Paul Sandford, Ed Cooper and Jim Shepherd
This is the first part of a two‐part paper that considers the assessment criteria for incapacity benefit (IB) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and how these benefits…
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This is the first part of a two‐part paper that considers the assessment criteria for incapacity benefit (IB) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and how these benefits apply to claimants who are unable to work because they experience episodes of lost or altered consciousness.Part one considers how the IB/ESA appraisal system works in practice and looks specifically at the legal interpretation of lost and altered consciousness. Part two, which will be published in a future issue, will give practical guidance to advisers.
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Daniel Wesolowski, Elsa Olivetti, Amanda Graham, Steve Lanou, Peter Cooper, Jim Doughty, Rich Wilk and Leon Glicksman
The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of an Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry Department campaign to reduce energy consumption in chemical fume…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report on the results of an Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry Department campaign to reduce energy consumption in chemical fume hoods. Hood use feedback to lab users is a crucial component of this campaign.
Design/methodology/approach
Sash position sensor data on variable air volume fume hoods are remotely collected. A 15 minutes average fume hood sash positions for each laboratory are recorded. Data are compiled monthly and a report with average sash position over time and relative frequency of hood position are delivered to the principal investigators of the labs.
Findings
Average sash height is lowered by 26 percent (from 16.3±0.85 percent open to 12.1±0.39 percent open) throughout the department, saving an estimated $41,000/year. Sash position during inactive periods is lowered from 9 to 6 percent open. Half of all department savings occurred in four (of 25) labs. Energy savings are substantially less than original expectations because most installed fume hoods use combination sashes. Labs with vertical sashes use the most energy, and see the most savings from the intervention.
Practical implications
Monthly feedback is an effective tool for encouraging better hood use behavior. Potential savings from even large behavior changes can be limited if existing equipment is relatively efficient, so conservation programs should be tailored to the existing conditions.
Originality/value
The present analysis provides data on the impact of a program in a relatively efficient setting compared to other fume hood conservation reports. The results have cautionary value for designers of similar programs. A breakdown of a laboratory building utility use is also provided.
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Thalia Anthony, Juanita Sherwood, Harry Blagg and Kieran Tranter
Paul Sandford, Jim Shepherd and Ed Cooper
This paper aims to update the recent two‐part review of UK Incapacity Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as they affect claimants suffering from impairments of…
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Purpose
This paper aims to update the recent two‐part review of UK Incapacity Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as they affect claimants suffering from impairments of consciousness.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper reviews the changes in legislation and recent opinions and rulings of Upper Tribunal judges.
Findings
Altered as well as totally lost consciousness must be considered in legislation. The yardstick is significant loss of awareness or concentration. If alcohol dependence has been diagnosed as an underlying cause then only the effects rather than the mechanism need be considered.
Originality/value
Claimants, advocates and decision makers should use these criteria when applying for, or granting, benefit on these grounds.
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Paul Sandford, Ed Cooper and Jim Shepherd
This is the second instalment of a two‐part paper that aims to consider the assessment criteria for incapacity benefit (IB) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and to…
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Purpose
This is the second instalment of a two‐part paper that aims to consider the assessment criteria for incapacity benefit (IB) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and to analyse how this benefit applies to claimants who are unable to work because they experience episodes of lost or altered consciousness.
Design/methodology/approach
In the first part of the paper, which featured in Social Care and Neurodisability, Vol. 2 No. 1, the authors considered the legal meaning of lost or altered consciousness and explained how the IB/ESA appraisal and appeals system operates. This second instalment gives practical guidance to advisers who are assisting their clients in applying for ESA and appealing negative decisions to the tribunal (given its ever increasing importance, this paper focuses on ESA; however, the same considerations apply to IB cases).
Findings
The paper highlights the complexities and limitations of the benefit system for those suffering with lost and altered consciousness.
Practical implications
Advisers need to think laterally when assisting their clients.
Originality/value
The paper should provide a useful reference point for advisers.
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Bristol Voss and Michael Winkleman
For some planners, it seems, the play's the thing.
ABRAHAM SILENCE, NORMAN TOMLINSON, KA DOUGHTY, CAVAN McCARTHY, FAZLUL ALAM, I LE MESURIER, ALAN DAY, BRIAN GRIFFIN and ALAN DAY
THE ARTICLE by Simon Francis in the last issue of NLW (and the letter from Anthony Croghan in the Record for December) are clear indications that the honeymoon between the library…
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THE ARTICLE by Simon Francis in the last issue of NLW (and the letter from Anthony Croghan in the Record for December) are clear indications that the honeymoon between the library profession and the British Library is drawing to a close. To change the metaphor, we have done our share of cheering and clapping, and are beginning to ask interesting questions about the new package deal. Surprisingly we are finding a dearth of hard facts within the mass of publicity which is being poured out. There are those who see this as a gigantic public relations exercise—what has the British Library to hide?
The TUC calls them ‘pseudo‐unions’. The men who have broken away to form their own negotiating groups say they are guided by professional codes—and firms are caught up in the…