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Deprivation of Liberty safeguards
07 October 2014 | News
... for judging whether the living arrangements made for a mentally incapacitated person amount to a deprivation of ... whatever the reason (from dementia to coma, from a mental health crisis to a learning difficult). This means getting ... reality’ - A best interests assessor gives their take on how the 'Cheshire West' ruling is impacting on frontline ...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
25 April 2025 | Resource
Personal independence payment (PIP) is a benefit for people between the ages of 16 ... to get around. In Scotland, PIP has been replaced by adult disability payment . You can start your PIP claim by phone; ... contains PIP rates Personal independence payment and adult disability payment in hospital Challenging PIP decisions ...
Disabled people’s contribution to the economy
14 December 2014 | News
... to the economy Press release – for immediate use Disability Rights UK and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are hosting a seminar to explore how economic policies can be developed which support ... mercy of cuts up to now, with more to come; but are also much less likely to be in paid employment than non-disabled ...
Advanced payments of Universal Credit must be repaid in 6 months
25 October 2017 | News
... is money that is rightfully theirs.” He added - “However, fundamental changes are also needed to the level of Universal Credit payable to disabled people. The severe disability premium (SDP) currently gives additional support ...
PIP Fails – new MS Society report
26 January 2020 | News
A new research report by the MS Society shows that more than half of people with MS surveyed didn’t ... “PIP provides vital support to people with MS and helps pay for things such as adapted cars and help around the ... because of an application and assessment process that does not work for people with a fluctuating condition such ...
How I left the nest and moved into my lifetime home
13 September 2018 | News
DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick talks about how he left home and the current shortage of suitable ... affordable place to live is difficult and often impossible. How I left the nest and moved into my lifetime home ...
Disability Benefit Consortium calls for emergency covid-19 benefit changes
26 March 2020 | News
The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) has written an open ... have been adversely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. However, it says that these support measures need to go ... “People living with a disability and those with long-term health conditions tend to have lower real incomes and higher ...
Disabled Motoring UK’s Baywatch campaign
08 April 2019 | News
... to survey their local supermarket car park to find out how many disabled bays are provided, how many cars are parked in them without a Blue Badge and what the supermarket or parking operator does about this. Find out more Disabled Motoring UK’s ...
MPs quiz Minister on smearing disabled people
10 December 2013 | News
... campaign, called We Do More Than You Think. The report shows that disabled people are major contributors to our ... has failed most disabled people who were formerly on health related benefits but found fit for work and the ... stories about disabled people as scroungers makes it that much more difficult for them to convince employers to take ...
Nearly one in three Disabled workers say they were treated unfairly at work during the pandemic
09 June 2021 | News
... less than non-disabled peers. Recent government figures show that redundancy rates are now 62 per cent higher for ... disabled workers Disabled workers told the TUC that their disability or shielding status meant they were treated ... they have not told their employer about their disability or health condition, with many of these workers fearing being ...