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DR UK calls for more coordinated and flexible support for disabled entrepreneurs
02 May 2017 | News
... The existing Minimum Income Floor in Universal Credit does not get this balance right and risks stifling viable ... the MIF should not apply to self-employed UC claimants. Disability Rights UK says that a high number of disabled are ...
‘Mini Budget’ – good news for young job seekers, fears over furlough
07 July 2020 | News
... returning to work. DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick said: “Disability Rights UK will work with allies to ensure that ... take this opportunity to achieve lasting change. “We do however have reservations about the ending of furlough for ... at obvious high risk if they catch Coronavirus. With so much uncertainty about second waves, and with no sign of a ...
Complaining about local authority decisions
07 October 2022 | Resource
... assessments residential care assessments This factsheet does not cover complaints about decisions on housing benefit ... If you don't know the name of your councillor or MP or how to contact them you can find out from your local library ... Social Services Act 1970 the Secretary of State for Health has the power to step in where a local authority ...
Top Tips for Inclusive Learning webinar event
20 November 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK and University of Greenwich Webinar - ... Areas covered by the Webinar What is inclusive learning? How does the Equality Act 2010 define disability and what are ...
Train companies to reduce ‘tannoy spam’
26 January 2022 | News
... Disabled people including people with visual impairments. However, we are aware that too many announcements can be difficult to process for people with other forms of disability, such as autism and mental distress. The Government has said it will work with ...
Specialist Employability Support providers named
23 March 2015 | News
... the existing Residential Training College contracts. Disability Rights UK hope this means people facing the ... facing greatest barriers - like people with significant mental health challenges or learning difficulties or autism, or ...
The consequences of poor DWP decision making: case studies needed
15 April 2021 | News
... a mobility vehicle Reliance on food banks Deterioration in health, including mental health, leading to an increased use of local services such ...
New inclusion and accessibility guidance for buildings and environments
21 July 2023 | News
... everyone, regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, health condition, disability, ethnicity, or religion. It means considering the ... to creating inclusive buildings and environments is very much welcomed. Disabled people make up over 20% of the ...
Over a quarter of students unable to access uni learning
08 September 2020 | News
... support. The survey called for more help with students’ mental health and wellbeing, as well as more targeted, personalised ...
COVID had an outsized impact on Disabled people of colour
27 February 2023 | News
... to see. The commission, led by Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and chaired by Disability Rights UK chief ... people, family carers and care staff. And analysis shows how reports of unnecessary deaths among Disabled people ... only the "vulnerable". There is also evidence that existing health and care inequalities were exacerbated. 97% of ...