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Our response to the vote to postpone controversial cuts to ESA
17 November 2016 | News
... has only just been published is unfair and will make it much harder for disabled people to get into work. We urge ... step back’ and provide space for genuine consultation on how the disability employment gap can be halved.” Our response to ...
Baroness Campbell calls for human rights-busting Coronavirus powers to be switched off
28 September 2020 | News
... across the House wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the other place, to make this ... normally protected by the Children and Families Act, the Mental Health Act, and the Care Act. They were only intended ... by July, they reported they had stopped. According to the Disability Rights UK’s latest joint statement with ...
Minister previews Disability Green Paper social security reforms
23 May 2021 | News
... for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has given details of how the government plans to reform the social security ... system for Disabled people through its long-delayed Health and Disability Green Paper. He has also said that the Green ...
New Govt Work for Your Benefits Scheme
29 September 2013 | News
... actions needed. This could include, arranging occupational health visits, mental health support, housing support and stage these in a ... enabled the claimant to move closer to, and into, work. Disability Rights UK is deeply concerned that although ...
Our priorities for the new government
11 June 2017 | News
... good on manifesto commitments The promised review of the Mental Health Act should be co-produced with disabled people and ... The abolition of the bedroom tax The addition of the severe disability premium within Universal Credit and a new ...
DPTAC to be retained
16 June 2013 | News
... huge amount has been achieved in recent years; there is much more to do. Working together with DPTAC providing high quality, independent, pan-disability support and our pragmatic approach, we can ... to the success of DPTAC. We can look to the future as to how best achieve the goal of a fully accessible transport ...
Diversity of the judiciary 2020 report published
30 September 2020 | News
A new report disclosing how the judiciary reflects society has been published by the ... government. Across all legal exercises, candidates with a disability represented 8% of applications and 7% of all ... are recruited and the diversity of the pool from which much of the judiciary is drawn – the legal professions. ...
Olympic legacy puts more disabled in sport
21 July 2013 | News
... legacy across a number of commitments including: sport and healthy living, the regeneration of east London, bringing ... the Paralympic legacy and economic growth. The report shows strong progress against all the legacy commitments ... It is written by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions, to inspire involvement in ...
PIP, DLA and AA end in Scotland from 2021
04 March 2019 | News
Scottish consultation: Building better Disability Assistance benefits. Find out more Consultation ... people with lived experience of disability benefits about how the system can meet their needs. Disabled Assistance in ... awards with no set end points and those with fluctuating health conditions will not face additional reviews due to ...
Indignity of disabled man waiting 2 years for home adaptations
07 May 2018 | News
... opposed to widening the staircase. Speaking on the radio show, Elliott and Toni at breakfast, DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick ... these problems and that this is not an isolated case. It shows you that, where someone is in inappropriate housing, not only does this impact on their personal dignity but also affects ...