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  • Access to Work final evidence session

    23 October 2014 | News

    The Work and Pensions Committee holds its final evidence session into Access to Work (AtW) on 29 October 2014

    The evidence session is at  9.30am, Wednesday 29 October, Wilson Room, Portcullis House

    Witnesses

    • Mark Harper MP, Minister for Disabled People
    • Colin Stewart, DWP Work Services Director

    Purpose of the session

    News

  • RTI system could cause UC delays

    18 December 2013 | News

    The latest Public Accounts Committee report on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax collection raise concerns about the new Real Time Information (RTI) system.

    RTI is a major change to the pay as you earn (PAYE) system. It requires employers to provide HMRC with PAYE information when payments are made, rather than after the end of the tax year.

    RTI is important for the introduction of Universal Credit (UC) because it potentially means fewer delays in paying correct benefits when someone on UC does any work.

    News

  • COVID-19 and the Rights of Disabled People

    17 February 2021 | News

    ... UK British Association for Supported Employment Business Disability Forum DIAL West Cheshire Disability ...

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  • Around 1 in 2 Universal Credit claimants have benefit deducted to repay an Advance Payment

    12 June 2019 | News

    Around 1 in 2 (44%) of Universal Credit claimants have a deduction to repay an Advance Payment, Employment Minister Alok Sharma has revealed.

    In responding to a parliamentary question on 11 June, the Minister said:

    “Universal Credit (UC) new claim advances provide access to a payment for those in financial need, which can be accessed on the same day, until their first UC payment is due. Claimants can access up to 100% of the total expected monthly award, for which they can pay back over a period of up to 12 months.

    News

  • NAO report says Motability scheme excellent but why £2.62 billion in reserves?

    06 December 2018 | News

    ... approach to reserves may have been appropriate while the business was changing, it is less justified given its ...

    News

  • Disability Rights UK is working with Transreport on its new Passenger Assist app

    15 May 2018 | News

    ... provide assistance from operators. Earlier this year, the business became members of DR UK with a view to better ...

    News

  • Claiming Funeral Expenses Payment to be made easier

    22 January 2018 | News

    In a written statement to Parliament, on Monday 22 January 2018, the Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Kit Malthouse has announced changes to Funeral Expenses Payments from spring 2018.

    View DWP press release

    The changes will include:

    News

  • DR UK gives evidence to MPs on citizenship and civic engagement

    31 October 2017 | News

    Citizenship and Civic Engagement Committee evidence session - 1 November 2017

    Find out more

    Hear proceedings

    News

  • MPs question Secretary of State on Universal Credit rollout

    17 October 2017 | News

    Amid growing calls from across the political spectrum for a pause in the Universal Credit rollout as evidence of problems continues to mount, the Work and Pensions Committee takes evidence from Secretary of State David Gauke.

    More info on work and Pensions Committee website

    News

  • Social workers needed to support with health and wellbeing research

    23 April 2017 | News

    Disability Rights UK has partnered with University of Birmingham and Sport England to develop evidence based guidelines to help social workers to have conversations with disabled people in receipt of social care support (personal budgets and direct payments) about how and where to be physically active and importantly why.

    Our findings

    News