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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 ...
DR UK's Statement On Autumn Budget
30 October 2024 | News
... to recognise that Disabled people and those with long-term health conditions should be treated as valued members of ... spending to fund our crumbling public services, the budget doesn't give Disabled people the confidence that the ...
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 ...
DR UK urges Secretary of State to launch independent inquiry into benefit related claimant deaths
31 May 2021 | News
... DWP activity such as termination of benefits and that mental health vulnerabilities were a contributing factor in 35 of ... deaths of benefit claimants and other serious incidents. However, these reviews are not routinely published and ...
BBC Panorama exposes abuse of patients
06 October 2022 | News
... suggests its core therapeutic mission is being corrupted. Mental health charity Mind have called for a full statutory ... public inquiry into systemic failings of inpatient mental health services across England. Vicki Nash, ...
DSA award conflicts of interest
12 March 2015 | News
... operating in the south-west; whether relationships between disability needs assessors, support providers and Plymouth University are costing the taxpayer money; and whether a larger than expected proportion ... of interests. In this case the Department needs to get a much better grip on its oversight of Disabled Students’ ...
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 ...
DR UK welcomes NAO investigation of suicide monitoring of welfare benefit claimants
22 October 2019 | News
... about links between welfare reforms and declining mental health. The watchdog said it would call on the DWP to reveal ... lied about woman’s thoughts of suicide, recording shows Jodey Whiting failed by DWP says inquiry Chair of the ...
Family Carers Not Given Support They Need, Report Finds
20 February 2024 | News
... person in the year 2021-22. The results of the survey also show that 65% of those not currently in full-time work say ... responsibilities shouldn’t have to work or worry about paying their next food or energy bill. We resist the ... the current social care system is not fit for purpose and does not care for our population as it should. Some of the ...
Disabled users have their input on new Greater Anglia trains
02 August 2018 | News
... View article The manufacturer and operator wanted to showcase accessibility features on the trains, and test ... set out in law is one thing. Greater Anglia has gone much further than this, working in partnership with ... to achieve a train that will work across much of the disability spectrum as possible." Disabled users have ...