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DPO Forum write to DWP Minister voicing opposition to possible disability benefit cuts in the upcoming Green Paper
13 February 2025 | News
... Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Green Paper, the DPO Forum says that it is ... “We have serious concerns about the potential cuts to the disability benefit system, which many of our members rely on ... may cover plans for wide-ranging changes of the entire health and disability benefits system, in addition to the ...
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” ...
£299 cost of living payment to be issued between 6 and 22 February 2024
19 January 2024 | News
The DWP has said that the third cost of living payment of £299 for 2023/2024 will be sent automatically ... February and 22 February 2024. This is the third of three payments over the financial year, totalling up to £900. The ... need to contact DWP or do anything to receive the payment.However, if a someone becomes retrospectively entitled to a ...
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 ...
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 ...
NHS Test and Trace system risks failure without adequate sick pay, says TUC
09 September 2020 | News
... system risks failure unless ministers boost Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and ensure everyone is eligible for it. The ... new survey - carried out for the TUC by BritainThinks – shows that two-fifths (43%) of workers would be unable to pay ... benefits system unfit for purpose, says TUC available from disabilityrightsuk.org. NHS Test and Trace system risks ...
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 ...
Ofsted report misrepresents the main problems facing the SEND system
14 December 2022 | News
... - with a key focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, DR UK campaigners state that this report ... in the last year. The number of pupils with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) has also grown by 51% since ... that these worse levels of attendance are "clearly detrimental to their education", without providing any ...
Landmark PIP legal challenge success shows effective use of collaborative public law approach
24 April 2019 | News
... distress”. This meant that those with serious mental health conditions, who are unable to plan or undertake a ... were only entitled to a lower level of support, if any. However, in its December 2017 judgment in RF v the Secretary ...