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Support the DSA Claim It! campaign
05 July 2018 | News
... full potential. The funding comes from the Government and doesn't have to be paid back - or your university may well ... share our campaign message Share your experience of how DSA has helped you or someone you know Stay up to date ... hours: 11am-1pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Email: students@disabilityrightsuk.org Support the DSA Claim It! campaign ...
DR UK statement on the Global Disability Summit
19 July 2018 | News
Next week (24 July) London hosts a Global Disability Summit. DR UK’s CEO and deputy CEO will speak ... of disabled people’s rights in this country. Our history shows that positive change for disabled people comes when a ... for justice. We know from experience that such change does not come from spontaneous innovation by ministers. We ...
Funding pressure on NHS and social care set to grow
23 May 2018 | News
Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s. Read report This ... number of younger adults living with disabilities. “While much of the public discussion about the organisation and ... social care system are widely acknowledged, not least by Disability Rights UK, and in need of reform. But between ...
Green Party manifesto includes disability measures
13 June 2024 | News
... Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, shared plans to boost health and social care spending and improve benefit levels. ... of affordable, secure and energy efficient housing. To pay for its ambitious agenda, the Party proposed to increase tax for the wealthiest. There were some specific disability policies: Restoring the value of disability ...
Taxi Tax Hits Disabled People Disproportionately
15 April 2025 | News
Disability Rights UK hit out at a proposed 20 per cent ... with soaring living costs, while personal independence payments are cut. “A move that impacts on and sidelines ... 74 per cent of those living with disabilities or long-term health conditions are opposed to Chancellor Rachel ...
Severely Disabled man challenges removal of PIP after 28 days in hospital
18 July 2021 | News
... Disabled man is challenging a rule which halted his PIP payment after he had been in hospital for more than four ... he is in hospital, staying at his bedside, attending to his disability related needs and keeping medical staff aware of ... monitoring his condition and the machines that support him. However, Cameron’s weekly PIP payments of £152.15 and as ...
DRUK comments on Queen's Speech
13 October 2019 | News
... any different? We note the stated intention to reform the Mental Health Act following its review published in December 2018. People experiencing mental ill health must be at the centre of any reform. We ...
Prejudice from Professionals
17 August 2015 | News
Mental health anti-stigma initiative targets services Good news. ... Time to Change and the NHS are tackling prejudice within mental health services. Click here to read the full article. ...
New statutory guidance issued in relation to the Specialist Employability Support programme
11 September 2017 | News
... on offering support to people with sensory impairments and disability groups with the lowest employment rates including people with autism, mental health conditions and learning disabilities. The statutory ...
DWP ignored coroner’s call to take action to save claimants from suicide
19 July 2020 | News
... Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that DWP dismissed both the coroner’s plea to take ... had lasted eight days. It heard that Faiza had a history of mental distress and became suicidal during two days in ... jobcentre made an urgent referral to the community mental health team, but not until five days later. By that time, ...