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£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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bedroom tax costs more than it saves
05 February 2014 | News
... in separated families. Many people are ‘trapped’ into paying the 'bedroom tax' in that there are not enough one ... assessment of the tax. The level of Discretionary Housing Payments originally allocated by the Department of Work and Pensions to deal with the transitional problems does not match the scale of the problem. It welcomes the ...
DWP to review how the benefits system supports those with a terminal illness
10 July 2019 | News
... the DWP will set up an "honest and in-depth evaluation" of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of ... support. I hope that this comprehensive evaluation of how we treat those with severe conditions and terminal ... reviewing current DWP performance to better understand how our Special Rules for Terminal Illness and Severe ...
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 ...
75 organisations again call on Government to make carer’s allowance Fairer for Carers
02 November 2020 | News
... letter. Research by Carers UK, released a fortnight ago, shows well over a third (36%) of carers receiving carer’s ... placed on carers during the crisis, by putting in place much needed financial support ahead of this coming ... are available from carersuk.org. See also available from disabilityrightsuk.org: Write to your MP to ensure ESA is ...
The Disability Action Alliance: Changes in 2016
14 February 2016 | News
The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is providing a 1 year grant to fund ... is reviewing the DAA’s impact so far and considering how best to build on achievements. This is with the aim of ... said: “The unique thing the Disability Action Alliance does is act as a catalyst. It brings organisations that ...
DR UK on Radio 5 Live: Attitudes to disabled people
23 February 2016 | News
... programme was about public attitudes to disabled people and how we can improve them. Link to the programme Stephen ... into the broadcast. Stephen said that people now see disability but nobody has the faintest idea of understanding ... walking aids. Although the use of walking aids obviously does not affect his ability to understand a question, ...
Disabled student granted permission to legally challenge rules excluding him from Universal Credit
15 June 2021 | News
... to use that money to meet his general living expenses. However, he calculates that he may be entitled to £899.11 a ... created it was intended that Disabled students who could show that they had limited capability for work should be ... introduced, clearly indicate that the intention was very much for the position to remain as it was under legacy ...