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Ombudsman slams council for causing considerable distress and harm to a disabled woman following a 60% cut to care package
19 June 2019 | News
... safe and properly medicated at weekends, harming her health and wellbeing. Council assessor found to be was ... to support her claim that her needs had deteriorated. However, the Ombudsman noted that the council records showed ... -1.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays Email - personalbudgets@disabilityrightsuk.org Ombudsman slams council for causing ...
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants: Work and Pensions Committee launches new inquiry
26 July 2023 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs is to examine how the DWP supports vulnerable benefit claimants and ... has a duty to safeguard “vulnerable people”, and if it does not, whether it should. It is set to take evidence from ... DWP safeguarding, after decade of deaths available from disabilitynewsservice.com. See also our related news ...
Think tank attacks free prescriptions
18 November 2013 | News
... of working age and their essential medicines. Research shows that many are already struggling to pay for the ... could have a disastrous impact on their quality of life and health outcomes, potentially resulting in significant ... additional burden for those who can ill-afford it.” Disability Rights UK is a member of this coalition. Notes: ...
Over half of disabled people using social care can’t get support to live independently
11 November 2015 | News
... Scope has published new research that aims to understand how social care affects younger disabled people and the ... disabled people aged 18-64 who use social care. It asked how far services support them to live, work and participate ... of social care users with fluctuating needs say support does not fit in around their changing needs.er than one in ...
Britain’s housing crisis: slow progress and a radical quick fix
13 September 2018 | News
... letters on this topic DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick talks about how he left home and the current shortage of suitable ... inclusion, employment and maintaining good physical and mental health. With the number of new communities and housing ...
Extension of Blue Badge Scheme from August 2019 to include those with hidden disabilities
17 June 2019 | News
People with "hidden disabilities" including autism and mental health problems are set for a major boost when they are ... and ensure Blue Badges are used correctly. Sue Bott, Disability Rights UK’s Head of Policy, said “We are ...
Kamran Mallick's Christmas and New Year message
18 December 2019 | News
... welcomed some new faces. Our new structure places us in a much stronger position to represent the disabled community ... the lives of all disabled people and those with long term health care needs. We want to create and drive a vision of ... with no more need to book in advance. We are focusing in on how we can better support Disabled Peoples Organisations ...
DR UK writes to Minister for Disabled People to press for £20 week increase to ESA
23 June 2020 | News
... (and working tax credit). DR UK welcomes this increase. However, by restricting it to Universal Credit, it ... the minimum spend needed to get a free food delivery. A Disability Benefit Consortium (DBC) April 2020 survey of ... week would make a real difference to them. In this current health emergency, no-one should be having to choose between ...
New payment for people on low incomes self-isolating in highest risk areas
26 August 2020 | News
... with high incidence of COVID-19 are to benefit from a new payment scheme. From 1 September, payments of up to £182 ... Pendle and Oldham to assess the performance consider how effectively vulnerable people have been reached, and consider how far it has helped reduce transmission of the virus in ...
Our concerns about proposed tax credit reforms
22 October 2015 | News
... off if proposed changes to tax credits are implemented Disability Rights UK believes that disabled people who are ... the additional costs of a disabled child. Research shows that families with disabled children are more likely to ... than other families and that it costs three times as much to raise a disabled child . See also our Submission to ...