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Sue Bott highlights problems for disabled volunteers
13 August 2013 | News
Past projects by Radar (now part of Disability Rights UK) and Community Service Volunteers found ... whereas often many charities were reluctant to even pay expenses. "We found that more and more voluntary ... Disabled Leaders: Engaging The Power House , describes how the project came about; what it did; and offers some ...
The true impact of welfare cuts
05 May 2015 | News
... but those in work and those who may need benefits say Disability Rights UK, a national charity for and led by ... researchers at the Institute of Fiscal Studies highlights how everyone could be affected by the £12 billion of cuts ... not just the living standard of those who are currently on health related benefits but those who are members of their ...
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 ...
Evason report: better benefits deal in NI for four years
19 January 2016 | News
... supplementary payments to carers, people suffering ill health and families on low incomes. Claimants who lose more than £10 a week as a result being transferred from Disability Living Allowance will get payments equal to 75% ... Professor Eileen Evason, would bring forward proposals on how the additional funding should be used. The new scheme, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...