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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wheelchair users bus travel survey results
29 June 2016 | News
... mobility consultant, Director of People's Parking , disability rights campaigner , OU law student, meningitis ... an issue affecting only a small minority or whether it is much bigger. I also wanted to find out if it was manual ... as much as each other. In addition I wanted to discover how people would respond to being secured on a bus if it ...
A short guide on brokerage and the role of brokers in relation to social care
15 April 2025 | Resource
Contents Introduction What does a broker do? Broker Checklist Broker assistance when ... do? Brokers support people of various disabilities and health conditions and long term illnesses. The broker goes ... your cultural needs. Your broker will work with you to plan how to achieve your goal of suitable independent support. ...
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 ...
Presenteeism: UK’s Working-While-Sick Epidemic
08 August 2024 | News
... (IPPR) finds that the cost of “presenteeism” – detrimentally working through sickness – grew by £25 billion ... rights in an unequal environment. “What the IPPR report shows is consequences of employers poor practices in relation ... to caring for the health of their to their workers, so much so that they feel pressurised to work while ill.” The ...
Our attendance allowance information has been updated
29 August 2018 | News
... Our information covers: Who can get attendance allowance? How much is attendance allowance? How do I claim attendance allowance? Going into hospital ...