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Petition to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions
09 April 2018 | News
... petition Managing a long-term condition is a costly business for many, but for those not entitled to free ...
DR UK at the Getting Things Changed event
27 September 2017 | News
Barriers and drivers to disabled people as commissioners of their own services.
Last week our Deputy CEO, Sue Bott along with Bernd Sass and Anna Denham, co-delivered a two-day workshop at the University of Bristol with regard to the “Getting Things Changed” research and development project.
Disability Rights UK is working on this in partnership with the Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies at the university, and leads on one of five strands of the project, which looks at barriers and drivers to disabled people as commissioners of their own services.
APPG on Disability holds Inquiry
15 August 2016 | News
... research and development grants to create new markets and business start-up loans accessed by disabled entrpreneurs. ...
Lords forced to accept ESA cuts
06 March 2016 | News
The Lords have chosen not to introduce new amendments to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill today.
Members of the Lords discussed MPs' amendments on Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance. With reluctance, the House bowed to Parliamentary procedure and has accepted the primacy of of the House of Commons, because the Bill concerned finance.
Lord Low called it a black day for a half a million people.
Accessibility and planned refurbishment of parliament
07 September 2016 | News
Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster: Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster
On Monday February 1st members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability gave evidence to a group of MPs chaired by the Leader of the House, Chris Grayling MP, on how the planned refurbishment of parliament should take cognisance of the needs of disabled people but also how any temporary building that houses the work of the parliament should be designed or planned for.
I Can Make It videos launched
02 June 2015 | News
... people.This will be done using existing spending by businesses and local government to make new jobs. In the ...
Debt Help and Advice cease trading
27 May 2014 | News
... do the same if they have debt management plans with Primary Business Solutions Ltd and First Step Finance Ltd, who are ...
Joint inquiry into Northern Ireland’s welfare policy launched
11 April 2019 | News
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee have launched joint inquiry to examine the impact of welfare policy in NI, with a focus on policies such as Universal Credit and the two-child limit.
The Committee is inviting written evidence on the following questions:
Human Rights Committee says fundamental rights not a Brexit bargaining chip
18 December 2016 | News
The Joint Committee on Human Rights report says it is regrettable that the Government has not been able to set out any clear vision as to how it expects Brexit will impact the UK’s human rights framework.
DR UK says: Fix this broken system
23 August 2015 | News
... more disabled people into poverty. make sure every small business can get advice when they need it on making ...