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Disabled consumers being failed by shoddy customer service, Which? warns
06 December 2023 | News
... understand where companies are failing their customers and how firms can improve. A Which? survey with 732 panel ... Mary Sutherland moved to a new property which had a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) energy meter installed by SSE. As Mary ... was told I had to ring up, which I struggle with due to my disability.” Companies failing to contact Disabled ...
Visits to care homes allowed under new guidance
03 December 2020 | News
... The changes apply to care home residents in all tiers. Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The ... stage, with significant impacts on care home residents’ mental health, as well as the deteriorating impacts on those ... Find out how to get a test here. Visits to care homes allowed under ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence publishes latest impact report
22 July 2019 | News
The report shows how NICE guidance might be making a difference in priority ... Leng, NICE’s Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health and Social Care, has also published a blog in the Department of Health and Social Care newsletter where she shares her views ...
Disabled People Still Facing Mask Discrimination – DR UK writes to Chair of Police Chiefs Council
14 January 2021 | News
... proving they are exempt from wearing face coverings. Disability Rights UK has joined with Big Brother Watch, ... if they did not wear a mask. A recent Department of Health campaign stated: "you should never challenge anyone ... are exempt from wearing face coverings, due to physical or mental conditions. “Disabled people who can't wear face ...
A quiet August for I Can Make It so expect a lot from us in September
31 August 2017 | News
Not many updates from us in August. However, we’ve been working on a lot of different things ... to employment such as long-term worklessness, disability, mental health issues, being ex-offenders or ex-service personnel, ...
Discretionary Payments funding reduced by £40m
01 February 2015 | News
Government funding for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for the tax year 2015 to 2016 will be £125 ... reduction of £40 million this year. DHPs have been used to pay those who have fallen victim to the bedroom tax. A ... more information see HB Circular S1/2015 . Discretionary Payments funding reduced by £40m ...
Further austerity will cause more avoidable deaths of Disabled people, warns DPOs coalition
16 November 2022 | News
... left to cut.” The DPO Forum includes DPOs such as: Disability Rights UK Inclusion London Disabled People ... deterioration of people’s quality of life, physical and mental wellbeing and the loss of lives. “We are calling on the Government to show strategic leadership and compassion and protect Disabled ...
New Research Released on Workplace Reasonable Adjustments
19 May 2025 | News
... frequent equality issue they encountered. Government data shows one in four of the working-age population are classed as having a disability, meaning there are 5.5 million people currently ... of Disabled workers were uncomfortable talking about their health, including disability, impairment, or long-term ...
Extra costs hit disabled people in all areas of life
19 February 2018 | News
... research by the charity Scope reveals that disabled people pay a financial penalty in life on everyday living costs – ... Read Scope press release On average, half of income goes on disability related costs 20% of disabled people pay over ... month extra Scope calls for a ‘complete rethink’ on how we tackle the ‘disability price tag Extra costs mean ...
Call for evidence: Inquiry into social care funding in England
13 September 2018 | News
... the shortfalls in delivery and make recommendations on how future social care demands can be met in England. The ... are the funding challenges for social care in England, and how can they be overcome? Why have successive governments ... - the lives we want Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s - Institute for Fiscal ...