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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Poorest hit hardest by tax, social security and public spending reforms, Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals
16 November 2017 | News
... on this report, Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: “This report makes for grim ... changes since 2010. We have to come up with a system which doesn’t penalise people for being disabled.” David ... work for some time, but sadly they have refused. We have shown that it is possible to carry out cumulative impact ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...