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Claimants with severe disability premium prevented from claiming universal credit
31 January 2019 | News
... 2019 new regulations prevent those receiving the severe disability premium (SDP) in a working age benefit means ... has said that it will also introduce ‘SDP transitional payments’ for those eligible claimants who have already ... lump-sum payment to cover the period since they moved. However, there is no date at present as to when these ‘SDP ...
DR UK's Statement Against Assisted Dying Bill Published In The Times
20 November 2024 | News
... choice to have control over the end of their lives. However, given the severe inequalities for Disabled people ... within society, especially relating to the quality of health and independent living support, we can no longer ... of assisting us to die. Kamran Mallick Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK The Times article can ve accessed ...
New DRILL research programme
11 February 2015 | News
... communities and backgrounds, living with a wide range of mental and physical health conditions and impairments’. Disability Wales Rhian ... in place the required resources in each of the nations. How can people get involved? The project will be launched in ...
DWP’s Work Programme More Effective When It’s By Choice, Not Force
30 January 2024 | News
... last October, analyses the success of the Work and Health Programme (WHP), which was launched in England and ... and taking part was voluntary for those referred to the “disability group”. Researchers compared the results ... meant they were not able to focus on individuals as much as they might have wanted to.” Ken Butler, ...
Little evidence to back up Universal Credit introduction - biggest welfare reform in 50 years
07 March 2018 | News
... responsible to take it on faith that UC will deliver the much improved employment outcomes they claim for the vast ... Minister in charge, I would have either rejected or ignored much of it entirely as totally incomprehensible. They were ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Little evidence to ...
Get Out Get Active goes live
30 September 2016 | News
... very ambitious initiative designed to increase physical and mental wellbeing by supporting physically inactive people around the UK to improve their health. “We want to make getting active appealing, ... major investment. The programme has the potential to change how we encourage, enable and engage more people through ...
DWP should recruit a large scale panel of disabled people with experience of social security which it can consult and draw from to work on detailed projects, says SSAC
19 January 2021 | News
... a new wide-ranging and detailed report that focuses on how the DWP involves disabled people when developing, ... to use such technology, for example because the software does not work for them, or because of lack of skills, or ... progress. In addition, a non-executive member of the Departmental Board should be given responsibility for championing ...
Report offers WCA and work support alternative
08 April 2014 | News
... to act now. The report : Examines what works and what doesn’t for sick and disabled people in other countries, ... everyone to be included. Lays out an entirely new vision of how an assessment for “sickness benefits” might work, ... are not adequately supported in our present system. Disability Rights UK welcomes this report and its ...
DWP to pay out £970 million in ESA underpayments
16 October 2018 | News
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) underpayments of ESA following Incapacity Benefit reassessments. View ESA underpayments research View ESA underpayments FAQ Earlier this ... far, the average arrears payment to date is around £7,000. Disability Rights UK Deputy CEO Sue Bott said, “The DWP ...
Liz Sayce discusses Motability and PIP appeal delays
02 May 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK’s CEO Liz Sayce appeared on the Stuart Linnell show (BBC Radio Northampton) today. Listen to broadcast – ... there is very little wrongful claiming going on. There is a much bigger problem of the people who need Motability cars ...