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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
After Years of Campaigning, Government Acts to Improve Fire Safety for Disabled Residents
03 September 2024 | News
... the Equality Act already required such action to be taken, however, the Inquiry made it explicit. It has taken 7 ... be called Residential PEEPs. Through them, residents with disability or impairments will be entitled to a Person ... Parliamentary website. Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK said: “The campaign for PEEPs by ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Challenging PIP Decisions training course - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September
09 September 2024 | News
... as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age claimants. The DWP’s ... poor refusal decisions. This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to ... to PIP decision making The failure of PIP2 and poor Health Professional assessments How to ensure good medical ...