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Report demands better back to work support
11 June 2014 | News
... back-to-work programmes for people with disabilities and health conditions. Mind has supported her with this vital ... bring about changes to back-to-work support for people with mental health problems. Disability Rights UK has endorsed this report. The report is ...
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 ...
Leigh Day Solicitors seeks clients to join a group action compensation claim for loss of disability premiums after moving to Universal Credit
26 September 2019 | News
... Universal Credit before 16 January 2019 and have lost their disability premiums - Severe Disability Premium and/or ... or Enhanced Disability Premium (EDP) and have lost these payments following a move to Universal Credit, we would like ... of State for Work and Pensions to seek clarification on how they arrived at the relevant figures. More information ...
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 ...
Ten year PIP reviews for people with most severe health conditions
17 June 2018 | News
... reviews. "Many disabled people, even if the nature of their disability or health condition has become more severe, are caused worry ... and substandard reports and recommendations produced by health care providers. "What is the point of reviewing ...
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 ...
DR UK gives evidence to Lords Committee
13 July 2015 | News
The Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability heard from Disability Rights UK and the Royal ... gave evidence to the House of Lords Committee scrutinising how the Equality Act is working for disabled people. She argued a need for much more systemic action and leadership across Government ...
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: ...
Disabled students suffer under austerity measures
30 March 2015 | News
... (71 per cent of NUT members believe the curriculum does not meet the needs of pupils with SEND). Abolition of ...
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 ...