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Queen’s Speech 2015
26 May 2015 | News
... two years from 2016-17. Pensioners and benefits relating to disability costs (DLA and PIP) will be protected, as well as ... integrated transport systems reflecting the London model. How this will affect disabled passengers is uncertain. ... absorbing the functions of the Parliamentary Ombudsman, the Health Ombudsman, the Local Government Ombudsman and ...
Could disabled people be the answer to the fostering crisis?
07 October 2020 | News
... data on the age and ethnicity of foster parents but it does not monitor the numbers of disabled people involved in ... act as role models for disabled children and young people. However, they acknowledged that everyday practice in the ... These include empathy, understanding and awareness of disability and discrimination, overcoming adversity and ...
LA Care Act implementation fails disabled people
13 October 2015 | News
Promoting choice and control? How the implementation of the Care Act by local authorities ... people The Independent Living strategy Group, of which Disability Rights UK is a member and In Control, has just ... needs are met and that independent living is being fundamentally undermined”. Jenny Morris, one of the authors of ...
Katie Price gives evidence to MPs about online abuse against her son
05 February 2018 | News
... from online abuse? Are technology companies doing enough? How well does the current law protect disabled people from online ... at 2.30pm in Parliament, followed by representatives from disability charities and advocacy groups at 3pm. The session ...
Tribute to Lorraine Gradwell
03 September 2017 | News
Lorraine Gradwell, founder of Breakthrough UK and former Disability Rights UK trustee, died on Sunday 3 September ... been nicer or warmer. She gave me plenty of advice about how to deal with the thinking in Shropshire which was not as ... her pearls of wisdom and experience stole the show. So much so in fact I almost wished she had not been invited as ...
Participants needed for research project examining how the benefits system has responded to Covid 19
08 June 2020 | News
... of Kent are carrying out independent research to explore how the benefits system nationally has responded to the ... help us understand the benefit system during the crisis, how well it has responded, and what could be changed to improve how it is working. The researchers are carrying out ...
Government rejects calls for cost of living £650 to be given to all on disability benefits
12 July 2022 | News
... rejected calls to extend the £650 one-off cost of living payment to people on disability benefits as well as people on means tested ... long-term effects upon families and the Disabled community. However, many campaigners were quick to respond to the ...
More than 8 out of 10 disabled claimants fail to find work through the DWP Work and Health Programme
29 November 2020 | News
New DWP statistics show that more than eight out of 10 disabled claimants have ... not achieved a ‘job outcome’ through the DWP Work and Health Programme (WHP). The WHP replaced the Work Programme ... people started on the programme: 86,000 were in the Disability group (73 %); 21,000 were in the Long-term ...
Prescription Charges and Health Benefits
23 April 2025 | Resource
The National Health Service (NHS) generally provides health care free of charge. However there are some fixed charges that must be paid for ... updated: 23rd April 2025 Contents Prescription Charges Prepayment certificates Minor ailments scheme Dental Charges ...
New JRF report says disabled people account for half of those in poverty
06 December 2016 | News
... to present a comprehensive picture of poverty in the UK. Disability Rights UK says that the report is a damning ... disabled people’s independence and standard of life. Disability Rights UK will continue to press for an end to ... . In addition, we will lobby for changes to PIP so that it does reflect the additional costs of disability and no ...