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Court upholds policy limiting home care spending
11 August 2013 | News
... expenditure policy" which, when introduced, will limit how much is spent on supporting a disabled adult in the ... the claim, he gave clear guidance to the Council on how they should implement the policy in future, warning: ...
Committee slams DWP UC waste
11 September 2013 | News
... the taxpayer some £2.4 billion, with little idea as to how it was actually going to work. Confusion and poor ... £34 million wasted on developing IT. If the Department doesn’t get its act together, we could be on course for ... PAC website] For more about Universal Credit go to http://disabilityrightsuk.org/universal-credit-uc Committee slams ...
Rapid Consultation: The impact of COVID-19 measures on the civil justice system
03 May 2020 | News
... of cases are most suited to which type of hearings and why? How does the experience of remote hearings vary depending on the ... does party location make to the experience of the hearing? How do remote hearings impact on the ability of ...
Access to supermarket shopping
17 May 2020 | News
... in shopping for food during the crisis. Many people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities, sensory ... deliveries for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. It is hoped that over the coming weeks, ...
Conservative think tank recommends keeping human rights act and upholding human rights convention
21 August 2017 | News
... with the introduction of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998. However, Conservatives today are sceptical of the HRA. The ... and Responsibilities (BBRR) The UK repeals the HRA but does not withdraw from the ECHR, and adopts a BBRR The UK does not pursue the proposal: it does not repeal the HRA and ...
Changes to the Work Capability Assessment reassessment criteria
28 September 2017 | News
... need to be reassessed if they: have a severe, lifelong disability, illness or health condition are unlikely to ever be able to move into ... will not be reassessed following their WCA. This change does not affect: ESA claimants placed in the work-related ...
New aviation passenger charter to improve flying experience for disabled travellers
06 December 2018 | News
... among disabled passengers of their rights to assistance and how to obtain it improving storage standards for wheelchairs and waiving limits for compensation payments working with industry to achieve the long-term goal ...
Universal Credit Advance Payments are pushing people to use food banks
04 June 2019 | News
... from StepChange Debt Charity and the Trussell Trust shows that Advance Payments – the loans people can apply for while they wait ... clients who had money taken from benefits to repay debt showed 71% saying it caused them hardship and a quarter had ...
Our funding HE factsheet for disabled students has been updated
06 January 2019 | News
... may need funding to cover tuition fees, living costs and disability-related costs. This factsheet tells you about the ... available to lessen the cost and you don’t need to pay for the course up front. Read more in our factsheet on ... hours: 11am-1pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Email: students@disabilityrightsuk.org Guides F40 - Into Higher Education - ...
Northern Ireland Ombudsman commences investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payment
24 June 2019 | News
... investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payments available @ https://nipso.org.uk Northern ... investigation into handling of Personal Independence Payment ...