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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...