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DWP spends almost £40 million contesting disabled people’s right to ESA
28 August 2017 | News
... that cost only refers to those incurred by the DWP and does not include the yet unverified money spent by the ... by The Independent under Freedom of Information law shows the Government then spent a further £17million ... and paramedics assess disabled people with have with mental health problems. Responding to the Independent, a DWP ...
Inclusion Barnet DRILL report on effective peer support to mental health services
08 February 2018 | News
Inclusion Barnet have produced new research which reveals how to make peer support an effective addition to mental health services. Read press release View report – Peer ...
The state of care in mental health services 2014 to 2017
19 July 2017 | News
... CQC's programme of comprehensive inspections of specialist mental health services. View report The report combines evidence ... rehabilitation wards’ Great variation between wards in how frequently staff use restrictive practices and physical ...
DPO Forum England: Benefits Green Paper Explained
09 April 2025 | News
... recent Green Paper, that is proposing wholesale changes to how Disabled people are supported by the benefits system. ... and Pensions) has written a green paper about the entire health and disability benefit system. This is called ... will expose large numbers of people with significant mental distress to reassessment, where they may not have ...
Atos pays £2,500 compensation for negligent PIP assessment only after visit from bailiffs
09 March 2021 | News
... assessment left her in debt and experiencing significant mental distress. Atos delivers its PIP assessment contracts ... depression and memory problems. She had told the nurse how she cannot manage her own medication, needs independent ... her bills, and becomes anxious when mixing with people she does not know. But despite the oral and written evidence she ...
Room for improvement, according to new findings on mental healthcare
23 November 2017 | News
... the latest survey on patient experience of community mental health services. They show that, two years into a five-year investment and ...
Govt ignores disabled people over PIP
22 October 2013 | News
... have which could cause a deterioration in physical and mental health. That the existing criteria would increase ... standard, repeatedly and within reasonable time period. However, they wanted to ensure that these were delivered ... used to measure mobility in other Government policies, it does not mean that it is the right distance for use in ...
Health and Disability White Paper: support not sanctions needed, says DR UK
15 March 2023 | News
The Government has published its Health and Disability White Paper - “Transforming Future ... incentives. embedding tailored employment support within mental health and MSK services in England, including ... adjustments. “The Government says its research shows that 20% of people in the LCWRA group on UC, or who are ...
DWP doesn’t know which people can’t claim Universal Credit online
05 February 2019 | News
... request. Go to HuffPost UK HuffPost UK asked the DWP how many people didn’t make a Universal Credit claim ... The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) replied that it does not hold any information on the number of claimants not claiming online. DWP doesn’t know which people can’t claim Universal Credit ...
General Election 2019: DRUK guide to policy and comment
28 November 2019 | News
... the Brexit Party and the Green Party. Disability Rights UK does not endorse or support any political party. The aim of ... proposals specifically about disabled people, as well as how disabled people might be affected by proposals not ... like an afterthought. Older people needing social care are much more likely to have assets or other income that they ...