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Civil servant says DWP wants to merge PIP and Universal Credit
29 November 2021 | News
A DWP civil servant has told a disability charity that the Government plans to merge PIP ... of the meeting, the DWP partnership adviser had been shown the link to a Disability News Service (DNS) article ... Universal Credit was first suggested in July in the Health and Disability green paper, Shaping Future Support ...
Improving access for disabled people in sports clubs
02 December 2013 | News
... activity for disabled people, the English Federation of Disability Sport is promoting opportunities available to ... across the country. On this day, the English Federation of Disability Sport (now known as Activity Alliance) will release a much awaited guide to improve access for disabled people in ...
DWP proposes new exempt accommodation rules
02 March 2014 | News
... Universal Credit rent element (which means calendar monthly payment in arrears, typically direct to the tenant’s bank ... accommodation where the care, support or supervision does not have to be provided by the claimant’s landlord ...
Universal credit and health benefits
28 May 2013 | News
... our Factsheet F55 - universal credit Universal credit and health benefits ...
Covid highlights social security system is “simply unfit for purpose”
26 January 2022 | News
... job, relationship breakdown, parenting and care work or ill health. “This was clear before the pandemic, but Covid-19 ... 3. Poverty and everyday hardship are negatively impacting mental health . Endemic and sustained financial insecurity ... deduction to 20 per cent not punishing claimants for overpayments due to DWP error. The full Covid Realities report ...
Disability emojis on the way
06 February 2019 | News
Disability-themed emojis to be released later this year. Read more in the Belfast Telegraph Icons showing hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and guide ... in which I'd use these. more ethnic diversity please? [this does seem to be covered in the images below] looking for ...
New Carer's Allowance factsheet
16 May 2018 | News
... helping you make a claim for Carer's Allowance as well as how much you can get. It is laid out in module format so you ... the factsheets on: universal credit universal credit and disability We would be grateful for any feedback. If you are ...
Cutting disabled people’s benefits will make it harder for them to find work
11 January 2016 | News
We’re so glad that Disability Rights UK Ambassador Lord Colin Low has come out ... work (and many would like to) it’s clear what is needed: much more flexible practices from employers (for instance, ...
4 out of 10 PIP claimants do not appeal as it would be too stressful
09 September 2018 | News
... most disabled people are content with their PIP award. "However, its own research now gives lie to this given the ... that many disabled people do not make an appeal due to ill health or stress or lack of faith in a positive outcome. ... stress and anxiety that an appeal would cause would be detrimental to their condition, and not having the physical and ...
Online Benefits Training Courses
15 July 2020 | News
Don’t know your UC from your PIP? Confused by the range of health and disability benefits? DR UK offers two essential online ... Rights UK members. W e know from previous work together how knowledgeable and experienced their trainers are. ...