Search results
1311-1320 of 3861 results
New Research Reveals 1 in 5 Charities Could Disappear this Winter
30 October 2023 | News
... just a cost of living crisis. For charities, who give so much, this is a Cost of Giving Crisis 1 in 5 charities (19%) ... charities and voluntary organisations across the country, shows that many charities are already under strain from the ... sector come from government and the public sector. 3 However, these contracts are not ‘uplifted’ each year to ...
Shielding to end from 1 April
18 March 2021 | News
... ways. Some will feel relief that an end is in sight for the mental torture of enforced isolation, while others will feel ... to provide clear information to this pool of people on how their health can continue to be safeguarded while society returns ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...