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Challenging PIP Decisions training course - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September
09 September 2024 | News
... as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age claimants. The DWP’s ... poor refusal decisions. This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to ... to PIP decision making The failure of PIP2 and poor Health Professional assessments How to ensure good medical ...
Claiming Funeral Expenses Payment to be made easier
22 January 2018 | News
... Kit Malthouse has announced changes to Funeral Expenses Payments from spring 2018. View DWP press release The ... will include: allowing recipients of a Funeral Expenses Payment to receive contributions from relatives, friends or charities without them being deducted from the payment extending the claim period from 3 to 6 months from ...
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 ...
LAs unsure if care providers pay minimum wage
08 April 2015 | News
... don’t know if social care providers in their area pay the national minimum wage, according to the Local ... if they knew whether or not providers in their area were paying care staff the minimum wage and, if not, when they ... LAs unsure if care providers pay minimum wage ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...