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Disabled Peoples Organisations Sign Open Letter To PM Calling For Accessible Transport
05 September 2024 | News
... for Transport this week. He said ‘It is important that Disabled Peoples Organisations work together to make any ... in transport legislation a positive move for access for Disabled passengers’ To read the full letter, see down ... to uphold the rights of Disabled people across the UK. We look forward to your prompt response and the opportunity to ...
Press complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation by Disability Rights UK
06 June 2023 | News
... story, in particular its targeting of sick and Disabled people, as being unworthy of state support. The story was designed to “other” sick and Disabled people and to question their right to receive ... to respond and remind them of the rules of journalism. We look forward to your prompt response and prompt action ...
BBC highlights unfair PIP cut for disabled people in hospital
02 November 2022 | News
Thousands of Disabled people have had their benefits paused during ... lost more than £5,000 in benefit payments while their disabled son was in hospital. Under the rule, people ... and provided essential care such as suctioning his chest, looking after his stoma bag, and checking for hard-to-detect ...
Dr Lisa Cameron MP leads debate on United Nations Day of Persons with Disabilities in the House of Commons
13 December 2021 | News
... in the UK. The office of National Statistics estimated that disabled people made up a staggering 59% of all Coronavirus ... research by Sense shows that almost three quarters of disabled people surveyed believed their needs had been ... do not have the opportunity to do so, so the Government are looking at concrete action to help disabled people into good ...
Urgent expansion of work support for disabled people required
06 March 2012 | News
... budget. We believe that this is the best way to promote disabled people’s genuine participation in the nation’s ... Work programme must expand. We currently face a crisis of disabled youth unemployment – being ‘not in education, ... of 9,660. This means the last 3 years of ‘new starts’ look like this: 2009-10 ...
An open letter from our CEO: 100,000 deaths from Coronavirus. Two thirds of deaths are Disabled people’s.
26 January 2021 | News
... mitigates their deaths. Older people in care homes are Disabled, whether that is through age, Dementia, sensory ... or physical or learning disabilities. These people were Disabled people, and they need not have died. According to ... for a full Inquiry into the pandemic. An Inquiry which will look forensically at every decision made. An Inquiry that ...
New JRF report: Unlocking benefits -Tackling barriers for Disabled people wanting to work
14 November 2024 | News
... support, which would "help shift the dial on supporting Disabled people into employment". The JRF designed these ... This involved in-depth discussions with and surveys of Disabled people. JRF also analysed levels of hardship ... agenda. Reforms need to: Reduce risk for Disabled people looking to work , including put a comprehensive Work ...
Challenging PIP Decisions With Disability Rights UK
31 January 2024 | Event
... not to appeal poor refusal decisions. This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should ...
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
23 April 2025 | Resource
... disability living allowance (DLA) if they are under 16, disabled and need extra help to look after themselves or have difficulty walking or getting ... must first ask the Department for Work and Pensions to look at the decision again. This is called a ‘mandatory ...
More than money: The lifelong wellbeing impact of disability benefits
28 January 2025 | News
... consequences. Disability benefits are a lifeline for many Disabled people in the UK. They provide vital financial ... mobility. Having this support is particularly important as Disabled people in the UK tend to have lower incomes and ... at first glance, seem to suggest that the government should look to curb disability benefit claims, which are expected ...