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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 ...
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 ...
Key PIP mobility judgment issued
12 July 2015 | News
... if used, also applies a more severe test for anyone, with mental health conditions, whose DLA award is being transferred to ... that you need to be accompanied on a journey because of a mental health condition, ask your appeal tribunal to follow ...
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 ...
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 CQC resources to help health and care providers learn from safety incidents
28 June 2018 | News
... safety incidents’ – to help those in charge of running health and care organisations ensure the safety and ... Social Care, said: “When something goes terribly wrong in health and social care, the people affected, their families ... want this to happen to anyone else”. And we know that’s how staff and managers feel too.” New CQC resources to ...
BBC File on 4 looks at the Work Programme
04 November 2013 | News
... examined the Government’s flagship Work Programme to see how well is it working - both for those at whom it is aimed ... has been particularly poor for claimants whose illness or disability makes it hard to find a job. Despite this, the ... economy still struggling in many areas, is it asking too much? For more information and to download the podcast go to ...
SEND funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% last year
04 May 2022 | News
The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% in ... more hoops to jump through, as the number of education, health and care (EHC) plans has risen by over 20% in the ... funding, where LAs are criticised for ‘spending too much’ when they are merely meeting need, when budgets have ...
Our popular mandatory reconsideration workshop
10 December 2013 | News
... sector equality duty or discriminate against people with mental health problems. The other main topic was what you can do if ...
Eighty civil society groups reveal UK failure to meet anti-torture obligations
06 May 2019 | News
... An increasing number of people are being detained under the Mental Health Act, with a 36% rise in the number of detentions ... at Disability Rights UK Sue Bott said: “The report shows that torture remains an issue in some state funded ...