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We demand Bristol Council withdraw draft plans to remove the right to at-home care
19 September 2023 | News
Disability Rights UK have slammed plans to remove the rights ... those of us from this group more often can’t afford to pay privately for carers, so rely more on social care ... have a human right to access support services and have as much choice and control over our lives as others, with equal ...
The Leadership Academy is recruiting delegates now!
15 November 2016 | News
... Link to video explaining more about the programme A fundamental tenet of Disability Rights UK’s attitude to leadership is that ... People with lived experience of disability and long term health conditions, need to work differently, and often think ...
95% of Atos and Capita PIP medical assessment reports unquestioned by DWP
09 August 2018 | News
New figures show that DWP Decision Makers are questioning only a tiny ... medical assessment reports. The statistics were obtained by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom of ... as to inaccuracy and omissions by Atos and Capita Health Care assessors have continually been made since PIP ...
Universal Credit budget reforms: too little to late
30 October 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK responds to Budget 2018 Despite the ... which advances will be recovered, from 12 to 16 months. However, while these changes may be positive all are subject ... with 48% finding it difficult to provide evidence for health conditions. It also found that only 1 in 3 of those ...
Johnson pledges Spring 2022 Inquiry into Covid, NAO report shows major disjunct between health and care
19 May 2021 | News
... long term issues that severely weakened the foundations of health and care, which meant the country was not better ... the shelf on which it sits. Covid has highlighted how so many vital services have smashed to the floor in the ... Johnson pledges Spring 2022 Inquiry into Covid, NAO report shows major disjunct between health and care ...
New Personal Independence Payment Case Law Pack
01 April 2019 | News
... most comprehensive text books on the Personal Independence Payment regulations and case law. Order your advance copy It ... any organisation providing advice on Personal Independence Payment. The publication will contain a summary of key Personal Independence Payment case law which has developed since its introduction ...
MPs call for complete ESA redesign
22 July 2014 | News
... Committee sees the purpose of ESA as helping claimants with health conditions and disabilities to move into employment ... First Report of Session 2014–15 demands a fundamental ‘end to end’ redesign of ESA to make it fit this ... to be in place to assess what these support needs are and how they can best be provided. When we put this point to DWP ...
Universal Credit sanctions more than double that for ESA and JSA
14 August 2018 | News
... (ESA), according to new DWP statistics. The DWP figures show that from May 2017 to April 2018, 359,000 UC claimants ... universal credit disabled people and those with long term health conditions are not treated as having a limited ... on Sanctions New report says sanctioning disabled people does not work and makes them ill New DWP into work reports ...
Centring Young Disabled People's Voices: DR UK's 2024 Conference!
27 November 2024 | News
For this year's annual Disability Rights UK conference, we focused on the theme of young Disabled people's voices and how to create a more representative, intersectional movement. Read on to learn more about how the event went, with all the speeches uploaded down ...
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 ...