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Supporting young people with chronic health conditions
22 February 2016 | News
Liz Sayce Disability Rights UK CEO gave a presentation at a Work ... to those who face additional barriers such as chronic health conditions. See more about the event and read Liz’s presentation Supporting young people with chronic health conditions ...
Evason report: better benefits deal in NI for four years
19 January 2016 | News
... supplementary payments to carers, people suffering ill health and families on low incomes. Claimants who lose more than £10 a week as a result being transferred from Disability Living Allowance will get payments equal to 75% ... Professor Eileen Evason, would bring forward proposals on how the additional funding should be used. The new scheme, ...
Ideal for All faces closure
29 July 2013 | News
... for completely withdrawing the funding. Our experience shows that the support services are a life line to many ... said Naeem Arif. Sue Bott, Director of Policy at Disability Rights UK said, "Ideal for All in Sandwell, West ... people in Sandwell. We provide a range of social and health care services for disabled people, carers and ...
Access to transport for disabled people
14 April 2016 | News
... is now consolidated in the Equality Act 2010, but much of the law as it relates to the treatment of disabled ...
No Limits – The Disabled People’s Movement – A Radical History
28 November 2023 | News
This Disability History Month, we wanted to promote Judy Hunt's ... movement. The book highlights the historical successes, how we can learn from them and why we need a continued ... read this month to learn about our radical resistance and how we can move forward! In her foreword, Dr Jenny Morris ...
New DWP into work reports suggest softly softly approach works better than sanctions stick
02 August 2017 | News
... engagement and were least engaged by the mandatory trials. Disability Rights UK has long argued for better support for ... and its variants, Back Pain Pilot (BPP) and Occupational Health Advice (OHA). All three were delivered before the ... any difference to their engagement. Instead, this was much more determined by perceived job readiness. Timing of ...
Providers announced for the Work and Health Programme
31 October 2017 | News
The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Penny Mordaunt, has announced the 6 providers for the new Work and Health Programme . [source Touchbase 122 ] Central England - ... was devolved in line with the Scotland Act. The Work and Health Programme is not available in Northern Ireland. ...
Atos, Capita, and Maximus PIP and WCA assessment contracts increased by up to two years
12 July 2020 | News
... assessments are to be extended for up to two years. The healthcare providers for PIP assessments are Atos and Capita, with Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (Maximus) provides work capability ... to the millions of claimants who use our services.” However, the Minister then added: “We had previously ...
New report shows the ‘Humanitarian crises’ of fuel poverty
01 September 2022 | News
A new report published today by the Institute of Health Equity titled: "Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes, and Health ... periods spent living within the household. The report shows the fact that the main causes of fuel poverty are the ... support is not adequate to cover the increasing costs, nor does it effectively target those living in low-income ...
New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health
15 September 2020 | News
... guidance.” New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health ...