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Government Calls for Evidence to Address Accessibility on Buses
14 June 2023 | News
... having been issued with an accessibility certificate. However, the widespread availability of accessible public transport does not mean that all passengers feel equally confident in ... (for example, those with autism) when using PSVs; and how well the Public Service Vehicle Access Requirements ...
Austerity cuts killed tens of thousands from 2010 onwards
21 October 2021 | News
... in BMJ Open found that the joint impact of cuts to healthcare, public health and social care since 2010 found ... government makes noises about a move back to austerity to pay for Covid measures, it needs to stop and think about the ... is inhumane. The Chancellor has recently spoken about how inhumanity can rob us of the people we love the most. ...
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 ...
Disability Rights UK comment on Rishi Sunak’s cost of living announcement
25 May 2022 | News
... on measures to combat cost of living increases, Disability Rights UK CEO Kamran Mallick said: “We welcome the announcement of one-off payments, in particular to people living on benefits. However the underlying inadequacy of benefit levels remains ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Two-thirds of frontline DWP staff don’t have enough time to handle safeguarding concerns carefully and correctly
21 June 2024 | News
... part, including hundreds who work in job centres. They show that: 67% of DWP staff who had direct contact with ... has a duty to safeguard “vulnerable people”, and if it does not, whether it should. Only last month , the DWP ... the hands of work coaches . “This could only endanger the health, safety and wellbeing of disabled claimants. ...