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Disabled people make up two thirds of Coronavirus deaths - ONS
23 September 2020 | News
... . The data, covering the period from March to mid-July, shows that while disabled people make up 16% of the ... according to the ONS’ criteria for self-reporting disability, they made up 59.5% of all deaths from ... Act. It showed us just what government thinks, or rather, doesn’t think, of us. “Next week, Parliament debates the ...
DWP should not be responsible for helping disabled people into work
20 January 2019 | News
... (DWP) is the right place to start helping those with a disability or long-term health condition into work. About 4 percent of those on ... groups should be taken away from the DWP, who would just pay the benefit. Instead support would be provided by the ...
Lockdown easing plans put CEV people back in jeopardy
05 July 2021 | News
Psychology experts, health professionals and Disabled People’s Organisations ... during non-pandemic times. “These planned moves feel very much as though they have been made with no thought for those ... lose the most if they contract a virus which is still very much present in our midst.” Professor Stephen Reicher, who ...
Take part in important research and get a £40 voucher
11 June 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK is recruiting disabled people to take ... you have to do is come and talk to him / her. They’ll show you the materials, ask questions, and you’ll tell them ... of people and with a range of disabilities and long term health conditions - however the amount of interview slots ...
Government loses bedroom tax case over treatment of children
26 January 2016 | News
... speaking on BBC News 24 (item appears around 11.31 am) said Disability Rights UK are delighted for both the family and ... forced to rely on the insecurity of 'discretionary' housing payments because of the bedroom tax. Approximately 70% of ... ruled that the existence of discretionary housing payments does not justify or mitigate against bedroom tax legislation ...
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 ...
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, ...
Bedroom tax: No change as DWP appeals court case and issues guidance
27 January 2016 | News
... Department remains of the view that Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are the appropriate means of protecting HB ... and it is the government’s intention to appeal. Q. What does this mean for claimants with panic rooms or a disabled ... to accommodate an overnight carer for a disabled child. Disability Rights UK will be writing to the Secretary of ...
Video Relay Service is now available across all DWP service lines
05 November 2020 | News
... need for anyone to be in the same location and the claimant does not have to book the service in advance. This means ... 25 per cent of VRS calls were made on personal independence payment, 22 per cent on Access to Work, 16 per cent on ... from https://www.signvideo.co.uk/downloads See also the disabilityrightsuk.org news stories: DWP enters legal ...
Apply now to become a Trustee of Disability Rights UK
26 June 2024 | Opportunity
... help strengthen the voice of Disabled people and support Disability Rights UK to continue to build the organisation ... of lived experiences including: learning difficulties, mental health conditions, neurodiversity, deafness, hearing ...