Charlie Callanan
Charlie Callanan is a welfare rights expert, trainer and adviser, and a regular contributor to Community Living.
Universal credit: progress and pitfalls
Untangling carer’s allowance
Tribunals make PIP more available
Benefit assessments caused ‘a loss of trust’, say MPs
Reasonable adjustments when claiming benefits
Benefits – Why it is worthwhile appealing DWP’s decisions
Will Universal Credit work for people with learning disabilities?
Universal Credit – Slipping timetables and a raft of concerns
The rules are more complex but a child may still qualify for DLA
How can we help people who fall through the holes in the safety net?
Preparing people for benefit assessments
DLA to PIP – more hurdles for disabled people to negotiate
Working tax credits remain but there is a sting in the tail
Can your clients avoid cuts to their out-of-work benefits?
The scandal of benefit sanctions
When it’s OK to be in work and on benefits
Medical evidence – a crucial weapon in obtaining benefits
How to challenge ESA decisions