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Disabled People To Be Hit By Cuts Of Almost £2 Billion More Than Widely Reported
02 April 2025 | News
... being pushed into poverty, including 50,000 children. However, the NEF says that the way these figures have been ... independence payment (PIP) assessment and cutting the health top-up in Universal Credit (UC) will see Disabled ... losing benefits and the threat of conditionality all fundamentally undermine the sort of genuine engagement with ...
AGM January 2015
26 January 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK 3rd Annual General Meeting: 26 January ... concerning indefinite awards of discretionary payments as well as suggestions for the treatment of DLA ... request on this issue . to ensure the DWP sanctions policy does not unfairly penalise disabled people . Over the next ...
Council school transport policies must not fail disabled young adults
06 August 2018 | News
... to drive her son to the college identified in his Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan, when he turned 19. The ... social care assessment once he became an adult, including mental capacity, transport and care needs during the ...
DR UK oppose Illegal Migration Bill
16 May 2023 | News
... against women and girls, LGBTQI+, disability rights, health, housing, racial justice, criminal justice, arts, ... attacks the very core of human rights, which is the fundamental belief that we all have human rights regardless of ... to liberty, which are all threatened by this Bill. Not only does the Bill substantially threaten human rights, it aims ...
Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Joint briefing on support for housing costs for 18-21 year olds
06 October 2015 | News
... groups will be exempt, but have not yet confirmed how this would work in practice This joint briefing ... olds the briefing states: c) Those with a disability or mental health problem receiving the equivalent of Employment ...
Lords vote for Tax Credit cut delay and compensation for losers
26 October 2015 | News
... raises constitutional issues that need to be dealt with. However, it has happened and now we must address the ... policy, which is to halve the disability employment gap. It does not make sense. Do not forget, either, that that gap is currently running at over 30%. Higher costs in health and social care are the inevitable result of ...
Government responds to committee report on sanctions
10 February 2019 | News
... capability for work or those who have an impairment or health condition, including mental health, and who present a valid Fit Note stating that ... from the sector to explore options further on how we engage claimants in provision and conditionality” ...
DWP failing to send UC claimants limited capability for work questionnaires – new research report
09 August 2021 | News
... the country. It has been difficult to find out exactly how the system is supposed to work but they have found a ... that: “People who are unable to work due to ill-health or disability but who do not receive a UC50 are ... steps to make sure it was put right. This would make for a much fairer system. CELC has produced a summary briefing ...
Understanding the Intersection: Unemployment Disparities Among Disabled Individuals at the Crossroads of Ethnicity
25 January 2024 | News
... (ONS) delves into the intersectionality of ethnicity and disability in relation to unemployment rates in England and ... Intersectionality and Implications: The study highlights how ethnicity and disability, when combined, impact ... in shaping unemployment rates, and that there is still much research on intersectional disablement that is yet to ...
GOGA at Canterbury Christchurch University on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
02 December 2018 | News
... Johnson, Get Out Get Active Peer (GOGA) Support Lead at Disability Rights UK was asked to provide information about ... and equality”. To celebrate the day, the Student Disability Service hosted an information event in Augustine ... The event included stands from various charities, including Disability Rights UK, and local organisations who can ...