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Government will not proceed with the Conservative proposals on PIP voucher scheme
16 October 2024 | News
... system by suggesting that regular personal independence payments (PIP) be replaced with one-off grants or vouchers ... which helps people afford the extra costs of living with a disability, which has been shown to be an additional £1,010 a month to have the same ...
Disability Rights UK is recruiting
03 August 2021 | News
We’re recruiting – kickstart vacancies Disability Rights UK is looking to hire two young people to ... vacancies within dynamic areas of our work - one within our Disability & Skills Unit; and another in our Get Yourself ... and participating in internal and external meetings, and much more. Further information can be accessed by clicking ...
Work Programme lets down disabled
20 May 2013 | News
... Committee, said: “… the Work Programme has proved much less successful to date in addressing the problems ...
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. ...
Report shows lack of support for carers
10 June 2013 | News
Prepared to Care? Report shows carers are being woefully let down by a lack of support ... Carers Week, a group of charities set out to explore how much, as society, we are Prepared to Care? Through an ...
Advocacy and social care report
05 February 2014 | News
... During a project funded by the National Institute for Health Research’s School of Social Care Research (SSCR), ... and co-author of the Scoping Review said: “Our review shows there is a lack of published, robust evidence on the ... to conclude that the outcomes of the report mean advocacy doesn’t have a positive impact, or that it is not cost ...
Government releases adult social care winter plan
23 September 2020 | News
... to the national effort”. She continued: “This doesn’t diminish the need for a long-term plan for social ... and we would urge the government to produce guidance on how those living in care homes can receive safe ...
New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health
15 September 2020 | News
... guidance.” New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health ...
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 ...
"Sharp rise" in DWP benefit death reviews "deeply concerning"
13 July 2021 | News
New figures show that the number of DWP internal reviews held when a ... examine the impact assessment process has on people's mental health and what must be done to prevent future deaths," he ...