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Government announces plans for a National Disability Strategy
19 December 2019 | News
... disabled people. The consultation “health is everyone’s business” will set out measures to encourage employers to ...
Work Capability Test Not Fit for Purpose
07 February 2013 | News
News release
Disability Rights UK welcomes the report published by the Public Accounts Committee on the Work Capability Assessment. They found that the work capability test is causing fear and distress, it is not accurate enough and it raises serious concerns about value for money.
Liz Sayce OBE, Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK, says:
“We welcome the fact that a cross party committee of MPs agrees with what disabled people have been saying so strongly.
600 disabled claimants per DEA unacceptable
27 January 2014 | News
A new Work and Pensions Committee report recommends that Jobcentre Plus (JCP) should continue to provide a public employment service for the unemployed but that it should be incentivised to get jobseekers into work.
The report, The role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system, suggests that two key reforms are needed to achieve this:
Read our submission on UC natural migration
18 February 2019 | News
... those out of work, to get into work, or set up their own business, with the tailored and flexible support they need ...
People with common mental disorders have incomes two-thirds that of people without those conditions: new research report
07 February 2021 | News
... (MHIC) report. The MHIC comprises of leaders from business, unions, politics, academia and the third sector. ...
An open letter from our CEO: 100,000 deaths from Coronavirus. Two thirds of deaths are Disabled people’s.
26 January 2021 | News
... lost of civilians, peaceably going about their day to day business. It is worth noting that even in wartime, in World ...
DWP sanctions system discriminated against disabled people for a decade
25 July 2019 | News
... those out of work, to get into work, or set up their own business, with the tailored and flexible support they need ...
Proposed Trade Bill threatens rights of disabled people
16 July 2018 | News
... have a disability. As representatives of disabled people, businesses and campaigners for human rights and equality, we ... of Voluntary Organisations British Stammering Association Business Disability Forum Dimensions Disability Law Service ...
Around 75,000 claimants have been underpaid ESA but won’t get all their money back
03 January 2018 | News
The DWP is contacting around 75,000 claimants who may have been underpaid employment and support allowance (ESA) following their transfer from incapacity benefit.
ESA was introduced in 2008. In 2011 the Department began reassessing people claiming pre-existing incapacity benefits to see whether they were eligible for ESA. The previous benefits included incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and income Support.
Valuable 500 committed to mandatory workforce reporting
26 January 2023 | News
... The Valuable 500’s mission is to use the power of business to drive lasting change for the 1.3 billion people ... The report outlines: “There are gaps in the global business community’s knowledge of employees with ...