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The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, made no commitment to extend the current £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit beyond April 2021 in his Spending Review on Wednesday. Neither did he...
27 November 2020
Internationally acclaimed singer Sia has been universally criticised for employing a neurotypical actress to portray the autistic lead character in her new film, Music, after releasing...
27 November 2020
The Marie Curie charity has published a new report on the impact of fuel poverty on terminally ill people.
The report shows that terminally ill people may experience a vicious cycle...
27 November 2020
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Disability met this week on zoom. Along with Lord Hannay; Vicky Foxcroft MP, Shadow Minister for Disabled People; Diane Kingston OBE; Chris...
27 November 2020
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Dr Thérèse Coffey has said today (Wednesday) that the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit – due to end from April 2021 – is...
25 November 2020
An alliance of organisations working across social care, mental health, disability, homelessness, and welfare rights has sent an open letter to the Government highlighting its...
24 November 2020
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a detailed report reviewing the effectiveness of thetemporary social security measures that have been introduced by the DWP...
23 November 2020
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a new report that concludes that the Motability scheme be improved in terms of its accessibility to disabled people.
The...
23 November 2020
We are continuing to update our comprehensive Coronavirus information page.
On 23 November, the government released information on its winter plan, and on how local tiers will work...
23 November 2020
There are just two more days for you to register to attend this year's DR UK AGM and Annual Conference on Wednesday 25 November from 12 noon until 4pm.
Click here to register for DR UK...
23 November 2020
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