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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 ...
Write to your MP to ensure £20 week UC increase is retained and extended to ESA
25 July 2021 | News
The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), of which DR UK is a ... per week for both Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits. However the same increase was not extended to other ... the actual cost of living with a disability or long-term health condition, regular, independent surveys should be ...
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 ...
We support PIP mobility court case
08 April 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK: support the Judicial Review against ... are potentially affected have not had the chance to explain how devastating the consequences will be.” Jane Young from ... where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens. ...
Petition to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions
09 April 2018 | News
... it can mean tough choices between heating the house or paying for medicine. In a survey, a third of people with ... due to cost. This often leads to a deterioration in their health, and can mean extra GP appointments, hospital ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Petition to end ...
Court of Appeal hearing in mother’s fight for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting
26 January 2023 | News
... of justice. Jodey, who suffered severe physical and mental health problems, took her own life a fortnight after her ... that this has not been fully and publicly investigated. “How can lessons be learned, and future tragedies prevented, ...
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 ...
Scots to administer new NI ILF scheme
19 May 2015 | News
... in principle, that the Scottish Government will administer payments to Independent Living Fund (ILF) recipients in ... the closure of the ILF Following a public consultation on how ILF users in Northern Ireland would be best supported ... the NI Government to create an ILF “successor body”. NI Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced: "I have ...
Change Health Inclusion Days
24 January 2019 | News
... As part of this work Change are running two Health Inclusion Day events: Leeds 30 January 2019 London 11 ... to share stories about the barriers to accessing good healthcare services. If you would like to take part - Please download this easy read information. Change Health Inclusion Days ...
Family of Errol Graham win judicial review challenge of DWP safeguarding policies
16 July 2020 | News
... capability assessment. He was known to suffer from serious mental health issues but in line with DWP safeguarding policies his ... DWP available from leighday.co.uk Also available from disabilityrightsuk.org: Stop Benefit Deaths campaign ...