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Over the past year it has often felt like disabled people’s lives haven’t been valued equally. We have had Care Act rights removed, our access to health care de-prioritised,...
21 January 2021
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a new wide-ranging and detailed report that focuses on how the DWP involves disabled people when developing, delivering and...
20 January 2021
Telephony Operating at Reduced Level
Our main telephone enquiry line re-opened on Monday 11th January 2021, however with reduced coverage due to staffing levels. This will continue for...
19 January 2021
The Government’s decision on whether to keep the uplift to Universal Credit (UC) won’t just determine whether millions of households are able to enjoy a living standards recovery this...
18 January 2021
An inquest has heard a young disabled mother killed herself after hearing she would have to attend a face-to-face interview at a benefits assessment centre, following repeated warnings...
18 January 2021
Disabled people still facing mask discrimination – DR UK writes to Chair of Police Chiefs Council
Police officers are still wrongly claiming that people with disabilities must carry...
15 January 2021
New regulations have been issued that will end the severe disability premium (SDP) barrier “gateway” to Universal Credit from 27 January 2021.
The new regulations also make changes to...
15 January 2021
Your Board, Pensions, Finance and Audit skills and experience are required
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is a workplace pension scheme designed around the...
14 January 2021
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has published the Government response to its report Universal Credit: The wait for a first payment.
The report, published in October 2020, drew...
14 January 2021
In answer to a written parliamentary question, the Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has outlined recent changes made to statutory sick pay (SSP) entitlement rules.
Mr...
13 January 2021
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