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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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
Universal Credit: your claimant commitment and sanctions – new Public Law Project free advice resources
25 September 2019 | News
... The SSAC report also highlighted that people with mental health problems are less likely to feel that their ... Childcare Universal Credit: Homelessness Universal Credit: Mental health Universal Credit: Refugees If you would like ...
Scandal of low percentage of indefinite PIP awards
26 July 2018 | News
... question about the length of personal independence payment PIP awards, for claimants, since its introduction. ... were made for just 1.5 years or less. Speaking on behalf of Disability Rights UK, our welfare rights and policy adviser ... care or mobility needs within 2.5 years? "Not only does this earlier review seem unnecessary in most cases, but ...
Coroners call for lessons to be learned over avoidable pandemic deaths
08 December 2021 | News
... of failures include a woman who missed out on essential mental health care because of Covid cancellations and an older ... pandemic. That physically Disabled people and people with mental health conditions failed to receive the support they ...
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 ...
Universal Credit Failing Millions says House of Lords Committee
30 July 2020 | News
... the Universal Credit system. This follows an inquiry where Disability Rights UK provided written evidence and ... standard allowance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic shows that the previous level of awards was too low. The ... nature of the Universal Credit sanction regime, which does not help people into work but is the cause of ...
MPs examine Access to Work programme
11 May 2014 | News
... particularly amongst smaller employers and people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities. Liz Sayce ... by DWP; The effectiveness of AtW in supporting people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities; AtW’s ...