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Advance and KeyRing merge
02 April 2014 | News
... local networks for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems, are merging this month (April). Tim Cooper, ... chances of people with learning disabilities and those with mental health problems.” Karyn Kirkpatrick, chief ...
Disability Benefits Without the Fight campaign launched: the right to request an appropriate medical assessor
29 September 2021 | News
Scope has launched a Disability Benefits Without the Fight (#WithoutTheFight) ... for Work and Pensions, signed by DR UK and several other disability organisations says: “When applying for ... far too many disabled people get assessed by someone who doesn’t understand their condition. Disabled people are ...
Being in Control: Getting Personal Assistants (PAs)
15 April 2025 | Resource
... status of your PA Pension scheme and auto enrolment Health & Safety Other sources of information Further ... (PA). You will then have more choice and control over how your support needs are met. Your support would be ... get an hourly rate of around £12. Factsheet F50 - how much do I pay my personal assistant? provides more ...
Ethos Disabled Students Guide
07 February 2018 | News
... have also fact-checked information regarding benefits with Disability Rights UK, which means that you can be confident it's correct. Much of the other content included in the guide comes from ...
DWP accused of 'rewarding failure' over 'extortionate' benefit assessors payouts
13 April 2017 | News
Private companies carrying out controversial assessments for disability benefits are set to bank millions of pounds more ... to carry out assessments for personal independence payments (PIP). The DWP said the assessment process for PIP ... value for the taxpayer. Analysis by the Press Association shows Atos and Capita have already been paid £578 million in ...
Join our focus group and get a £20 voucher
03 April 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK, working in partnership with a ... of people and with a range of disabilities and long term health conditions - however the size of the group is limited - we aim to come ...
20 metre PIP case allowed to go to court
02 May 2013 | News
... for full hearing of legal challenge to Government’s new disability benefit PRESS RELEASE 03/05/2013 The High ... did not have the chance to put their case and explain how devastating the consequences will be.” Jane Young, an ... their homes, isolated and unable to travel independently to health appointments, to work, to the shops or to social ...
Making local communities inclusive
10 September 2014 | News
Inclusive Communities Disability Rights UK has published new materials on making ... and politically. These inclusive communities have better health, improved economic development, stronger political ... people to create inclusive regeneration developments and much fairer responses to hate crime – and more. But often ...
Disabled woman wins legal challenge against DWP over automatic benefit deductions
04 October 2022 | News
... of a person’s benefits to be paid direct to them, to repay debt that they say is owed, and to meet ongoing usage ... is the very least that they should have been doing. “However, the scheme remains inherently flawed, as it still gives decision-makers the power to determine how other people’s money is spent. “There is a ...
A short guide on brokerage and the role of brokers in relation to social care
15 April 2025 | Resource
Contents Introduction What does a broker do? Broker Checklist Broker assistance when ... do? Brokers support people of various disabilities and health conditions and long term illnesses. The broker goes ... your cultural needs. Your broker will work with you to plan how to achieve your goal of suitable independent support. ...