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Steep learning curve for DWP to deliver in-work progression for claimants
10 May 2016 | News
... be encouraged to earn more through increased hours or a pay rise in their current job, taking on additional jobs or ... “There is no comprehensive evidence on which to determine how to deliver an effective in-work service. The DWP will ... individual circumstances relating to skills, confidence, health, caring responsibilities, access to both care and ...
New Age UK report on the care crisis
05 March 2014 | News
... has been achieved so far and what still needs to change. 1. Paying for care in a fair and transparent way. – Currently ... or friends providing care are not expected to sacrifice health, career or financial security. – The Care Bill will ... and advice because of some of the uncertainties about how aspects of the Bill will operate. You can download the ...
New research shows huge rise in extra costs for Disabled households
03 May 2023 | News
... Scope last published figures for the extra costs of disability in 2019, when the average extra cost was £583 a ... extra costs would rise to £1,122 per month. These figures show how disability benefit payments like Personal Independence Payment (PIP), are ...
Disability Rights UK working with UCL Centre for Access to Justice
30 January 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK recently completed a training day with ... was really great, I think everyone who attended got a much better idea of means vs non-means tested benefits and a ... To learn more about training offered by Disability Rights UK please contact jason.jaspal@disabilityrightsuk.org Disability Rights UK working with ...
Access to work wait times leading to lost jobs
11 January 2023 | News
... Pensions policy. An employment advisor at Scope shared how these wait times are causing Disabled employees to lose ... 38,000 people were paid Access to Work grants last year. However, the average "clearance" time for applications ... employment as a Disabled person, but they also cause so much unnecessary distress. The Department for Work and ...
Sacked mother of Disabled children wins tribunal
23 June 2021 | News
... made and relied upon [by the appellant] … are still very much supported by the evidence presented to us of current ...
Ex-Health Minister denies responsibility for contaminated blood scandal
27 July 2021 | News
... which were found to be contaminated during his time as Health Minister. Around 3,000 people, many Disabled, died ... and hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s. Lord Clarke was the Health Minister between 1982 and 1985. He said information ... treatments patients were given. The Inquiry continues. Ex-Health Minister denies responsibility for contaminated blood ...
Industrial Strategy a lost opportunity by BEIS to utilise public procurement
27 November 2017 | News
... Philip Connolly, policy and development manager at Disability Rights UK said: “The good news is that the Industrial Strategy does reference the Government’s target of moving a million ... participation of disabled people in apprenticeships by 20%. However, despite the acknowledgement that public sector ...
Preventing Illegal Working
07 October 2022 | Resource
... you are under a legal obligation not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in ... review3 pending against a decision on an application. However, to benefit from this, employer must make an ... person who does not right of abode in the UK. The National Health Service will not provide any medical facilities to ...
DR UK says public sector should do disability benefits assessments
08 April 2018 | News
Mentally unwell woman has disability benefits stopped because assessor failed to turn ... again we hear of poor assessment practices when it comes to disability benefits. This has a massive impact on people who ...