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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Attendance Allowance
23 April 2025 | Resource
... condition Attendance allowance residence and presence tests How much is attendance allowance? How to claim attendance ... tests for six months before you can be paid. This rule does not apply if you are nearing the end of your life . ...
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 ...
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 ...