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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 ...
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 ...
Trust awards and grants
07 October 2022 | Resource
... in an emergency or when there is an immediate threat to health or wellbeing. For more information about the scheme and how to apply for help go to the Welsh Government site BACK ... unpaid work experience A publicly funded school is one that does not charge you for attending it. Read more about the ...
Thousands of young Disabled people missing out on extra cost benefits
20 August 2024 | News
... has found that the number of under-16s in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and Wales has ... disability benefit awards has had fiscal consequences, however, children’s disability benefits remain a ... four-fifths of initial Child DLA-to- Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessments led to a PIP award. Although ...
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 ...
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 ...
DWP watered down plan to prevent claimant suicides
27 October 2022 | News
... while under the then leadership of Therese Coffey, the Disability News Service (DNS) reports. Ms. Coffey took over ... under the Freedom of Information Act – appears to show how Amber Rudd had intended to deliver the plan. During ... of serious cases. But the Department told DNS that it does not hold information about how successful it was in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...