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Full migration of UC by March 2023 a viable plan
10 July 2018 | News
... target by March 2023? Neil Couling: I am deliberately not showing too much of my hand on this at the moment, because I want to ... here—as Members of Parliament, you will know this—is how claimants react in contact with the plan. The one thing ...
Disabled Students Allowances: Over half of eligible students miss out
13 August 2019 | News
Confusion over what is meant by disability, and poor awareness of a widely available fund, ... the allowances would have had their minds put at rest. Disability Rights UK’s Disabled Student Adviser Rundip ... they attend The allowance is neither means-tested nor repayable Students needing software are expected to pay the ...
Underspend Exposes Failures of Access For All Rail Programme
15 October 2024 | News
... those who have a range of disabilities may be in for a much longer wait to get to their local rail station - a ... that the new Labour government has to date been silent on how they are going to improve accessibility across our rail ... addressed in the government’s plans for rail reform. Disability Rights UK call on the Department for Transport ...
Disabled man wins bedroom tax appeal
30 January 2014 | News
... Claimants, who need an additional bedroom on account of disability, differently from those who do not need an ... rights act As a result of this decision the bedroom tax does not apply. The DWP has been monitoring bedroom tax ...
Northern Ireland Ombudsman finds ‘systemic maladministration’ in further evidence use when assessing PIP
30 June 2021 | News
... Margaret Kelly has recommended significant changes in how further evidence is used in assessing and awarding ... in some cases the only source of evidence relied upon by Disability Assessors. Capita used information on the number ... claimants received correspondence from Capita that said all health professionals they had listed had been contacted, ...
Blue Badge scheme extended from 30 August 2019
27 May 2019 | News
... - including people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions - from 30 August 2019. In a Commons ... physical act and experience of walking). Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK Kamran Mallick welcomed the widened ...
High Court rejects application for second Jodey Whiting inquest
21 September 2021 | News
... open the letter and so missed the WCA. Jodey had severe mental health problems. She had also been ill with pneumonia and ... Kennedy, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs, at Rethink Mental Illness said of the High Court’s rejection of a ...
Shielding MPs allowed to ‘question’ but no longer vote
02 June 2020 | News
... while enjoying a sunny walk or whilst watching television does democracy an injustice. The solemn decisions we take ... government’s own rules, including having an underlying health condition or shielding responsibilities. “The ... reasonable adjustment for those MPs shielding because of health conditions and impairments who now have to choose ...
A message from our CEO
02 March 2022 | News
... – a figure out of tune with the global statistics on disability, and likely in reality to be much higher. As we have watched civilians racing to the ... seeking to come to the UK. There is more information on how to help directly on the Inclusion Europe website . A ...
Citizens Advice statement on DWP funding to provide support to UC claimants
03 October 2018 | News
... flawed system which needs fixing. “This funding agreement does not stop us from raising problems with Universal Credit publicly and it does not compromise the impartiality or confidentiality of ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Citizens Advice ...