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Chancellor receives 120,000 strong Don’t Leave Disabled People Behind petition today
17 November 2020 | News
... Leave Disabled People Behind petition was set up by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) - a network of over 100 ... of people living with a disability or with long-term health conditions have faced immense hardship as a result of ... food and getting to and from medical appointments, to paying more for vital care. Kevin Whitworth from the Isle of ...
DR UK Ambassador Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson speaks out against cut to ESA
12 January 2016 | News
... to see more disabled people in paid work and halve the disability employment gap, an aspiration I applaud. One way not to do it, however, is to cut people’s benefit. This is one of a ... and Work Bill. People who are disabled or have long term health conditions which prevent them from currently working ...
MPs told £20 week cut to Universal Credit would breach UK’s international human rights obligations
05 September 2021 | News
... benefits such as ESA. HRW is an international non-governmental organization, that conducts research and advocacy on ... test requires that, when proceeding with cuts, a state show: a compelling state interest; demonstrate that it has ... to proceed with the planned cut will cause deep harm and does not satisfy all these criteria … In fact, rather than ...
Fast-tracked access to benefits extended to those likely to be in final year of life
06 April 2022 | News
... life to: get faster, easier access to benefits get higher payments for some benefits avoid a medical assessment ... changes are planned for Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance when ... For more information, including detailed guidance on how to make a Special Rules claim, see these gov.uk ...
Government's Rail Reform Plans Still Delayed
08 March 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK's Transport Policy Adviser Stephen ... is now implementing interim arrangements ahead of resetting how it delivers rail reform in the new Parliament, yet it is ... spending watchdog also concluded that the relevance of much of the work so far– such as developing the future ...
Disability Unit’s response to DR UK’s call for accessible survey ‘immensely frustrating’
10 February 2021 | News
The government’s Disability Unit is currently running an online survey which ... and more accessible formats, including offline formats, the Disability Unit has written back to us to clarify which ... the Strategy being published, this seems very strange and doesn’t constitute true engagement with Disabled people. ...
PIP failings risk disabled people’s independence
16 August 2015 | News
... approach Citizens Advice for help Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has overtaken Employment Support Allowance ... came to the charity for help with the benefit. Figures show 11,500 people sought guidance from Citizens Advice about ... following independent.co.uk article - One in four claiming disability benefits faces serious difficulties including ...
DR UK statement on Coronavirus
05 March 2020 | News
... members to watch out for updates in advice from Public Health England and to act accordingly. "We are calling upon ... cannon fodder in the face of COVID-19. Our lives matter as much as the next person's." Public Health England's advice ... Disability News Service's story on DPOs and COVID-19 is ...
School refuses reasonable adjustments to secure child’s safety
15 September 2020 | News
... by other pupils. Francesca has cerebral palsy, a learning disability, has a clip on her heart and her brain is held up ... of kids outside on the pavement. “She has an educational health care plan (EHCP) so the school is aware of all this. ... She has a moderate learning disability which means she doesn’t know left from right and road safety is a no go. ...
DR UK comments on the government response to the Taylor review
12 February 2018 | News
... “The recommendations were not in the main specific to disability except for the right to return to work following ... to statutory sick pay (SSP), although improvements in health and well-being at work are clearly related. “There ... (e.g. through the extension of flexible work, pages 42-43). However, enhancing equality appears only to be one of a ...