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UN Rapporteurs Question UK Government Over Benefits Deaths and Austerity
19 March 2024 | News
... are facing. They consistently expressed that evidence shows violations of the UNCRDP, including a regression of ... take responsibility on their failure to deliver this, that doesn’t mean that it’s not unacceptable. The world is ... disabled people will only make things worse. There is still much work to do to hold the government to account and expose ...
Child Disability Payment (Scotland)
23 April 2025 | Resource
... their needs. Revised and updated: 22nd April 2025 Contents Does your child qualify for CDP? When your child reaches the ... periods condition CDP residence and presence tests How much is CDP? How to claim CDP Keeping a diary Making use of ...
Systemic Racism worsened COVID health outcomes for Disabled People of Colour
13 July 2023 | News
... Commission on COVID-19, Ableism and Racism published today shows the major failings that occurred in how the government ... during the pandemic. The commission scrutinised governmental policies and pandemic responses that evidence ... and minority ethnic communities. This exposed just how much race and disability impact a person’s life chances. ...
DR UK raises concerns about PIP changes to the Minister for Disabled People
14 March 2017 | News
... extra costs faced by disabled people. Research by Scope shows that disabled people spend an average of £550 a month ... bills, specialist equipment and insurance. Those with mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism face ... a ‘significant risk that the numbers affected could be much higher' than currently estimated. Our helpline and ...
DR UK says: Chancellor, we need rights not discretion
16 March 2023 | News
... people will have been shocked by the contents of the Health and Disability White Paper, as well as many Disabled ... People Organisations (DPOs), including ourselves. It does need to be stressed that all the proposed reforms ... others have long campaigned for the introduction of these. However, a major cause of concern is the scrapping of the ...
DBC demands bedroom tax exemptions for disabled people
26 November 2013 | News
... changes to Housing Benefit. The latest official statistics show that more than half a million social housing tenants are ... social sector property they occupy. The Government has made much of the help of extra discretionary housing payments ... to reduce housing benefit spending, ‘real data’ does not match key assumptions underlying the DWP’s model. ...
Personal health budgets in mental health briefing
13 April 2015 | News
... and Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) briefing on personal health budgets in mental health This briefing paper highlights innovative examples of where personal budgets are used in mental health. It identifies people with mental health ...
Strategic partner updates for May 2014
08 May 2014 | News
... UK’s events and workplan (lead on commissioning), and on how this will support local user-led organisations and ... Further news: Quality Premium: development of additional mental health indicators NHS England is welcoming ... plan for 2014/15 – 2016/17 describes everything NHS E does as a direct commissioner, leader, partner and enabler ...
Strategic partner updates for September 2014
02 September 2014 | News
... events and workplan (lead on commissioning ), and on how this will support local user-led organisations and ... clear and helpful as possible for patients. We welcome as much feedback as possible. A draft of the guide and an ... asks specific questions on 4 main areas of the framework: Mental health Children and young people Health inequalities ...
“We’re just numbers to them”: Powerful new report highlights DWP failure to investigate claimant deaths and serious harm
08 March 2022 | News
... (such as by suicide) or experiencing ‘serious harm’. However, Rethink Mental Illness , following its July 2021 ... not involve a death. Suicide attempts and self-harm occur much more frequently than deaths by suicide. The proportion ... example, it’s not set out if a mental health crisis that does not involve self-harm or a suicide attempt should ...