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Accessible Housing Day of Action!
23 July 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK, alongside many other Disabled People's ... not only drastically impacts our physical and mental health, but also limits our ability to work, study, connect ...
Inadequate social security level main driver of food bank use – Essentials Guarantee needed
01 March 2023 | News
... safety net for Disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. The level of support should be such that ... would improve Disabled people’s standard of living. However, while the thrust of the proposal is extremely ... is needed for an acceptable standard of living. include a Disability Supplement as part of GDI. Introduce a new ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sue Bott comments on Shared Lives Plus
19 May 2015 | News
... young people Demand for the scheme has grown rapidly, by as much as 14% in the last year. Speaking about the scheme in ... works for many disabled people and people with long term health conditions allowing people to live ordinary lives and ...
One-off payment not enough to end cost of living crisis – DR UK
25 May 2022 | News
A one-off payment to ease the cost of living crisis will not be enough ... UK’s leading national Disabled People’s Organisation, Disability Rights UK. CEO Kamran Mallick said: “We welcome ... need not just a universal uplift to benefits, but a one off payment which is bespoke to our needs, to take account of ...
"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 ...
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 ...
New fire safety regulations don’t solve the issue of PEEPs
26 January 2023 | News
... aim to ensure that residents have access to information on how to evacuate their building. This new information ... strategy for the building, instructions as regards how to report a fire to the fire and rescue authority, and ... said “having access to information on how to escape doesn’t help someone if they are not provided with a means ...
Update on Health Select Committee Inquiry
26 October 2014 | News
The Coalition on Prescription Charges of which Disability Rights UK is a member, gives evidence to the Health Select Committee An update on the evidence to the Health Select Committee Inquiry is now up on the ...