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Work capability assessment 4th review launched
11 July 2013 | News
... the impact of earlier independent reviews; the way that mental health conditions are considered in the WCA; and the ... Disability Rights UK response You can view our response to ...
DR UK joins Accessible Voting Day signatories
02 March 2022 | News
... Obama declared that "there is no such thing as a vote that does not matter". Yet many people are still effectively ... There are approximately 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK. But a United Response survey in 2021 ... the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) explains how Disabled people will have their political rights ...
Claddag granted permission to apply for judicial review on PEEPS
21 September 2022 | News
... Claddag is a group of residents who are disabled or have health conditions and are living in homes affected by the ... (PEEP), but the Government is refusing to make those fundamental changes. The judge also agreed to grant a cost ... If their claim is unsuccessful, Claddag will only have to pay the Home Office’s legal fees up to £20,000. They also ...
Report Shows Government Investments Making Zero Impact on Social Care System
16 January 2024 | News
New research from a report by learning disability charity HFT and Care England found that 84% of ... part of the Disabled People's Manifesto, we are asking for much deeper changes - and much more funding (8bn to be ... work, have fun and make social connections." Report Shows Government Investments Making Zero Impact on Social ...
UK Government Faces UN For Violation of Disability Rights
05 March 2024 | News
... organisations gave evidence last August, we detailed how instead of things improving since 2017, Government ... of the UN CRPD following a formal request from several disability organisations, with Disabled People Against Cuts ... Benefit, eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and social care, and the cessation of the ...
DLA claimants who lose Motability eligibility on transfer to PIP will receive £1,000
02 July 2019 | News
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin Tomlinson yesterday announced that ... Motability on transfer from DLA to personal independence payment PIP will receive £1,000. The Minister for Disabled ... eligibility to use the Scheme following reassessment from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence ...
Our response to proposals to transfer Attendance Allowance to councils
25 September 2016 | News
... longer available We therefore recommend that the government does not include AA among the list of responsibilities to be ... Fund which goes directly to local government to ensure that health and social care services work together to support ...
Select committee access to work report
18 December 2014 | News
... it particularly hard to get jobs – such as those with mental health conditions, autism or people who are Deaf – seem to ... managed administrative changes. Money saved in the overall disability employment programme budget has not been poured ...
Covid-19 Inquiry Told of Do-Not-Resuscitate Communication To People With Learning Disabilities
06 November 2024 | News
... This decision was made by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) using a clinical ... of the 1.5 million people in the UK that have a learning disability were ineligible for hospital treatment for COVID. ... A Public Health England report in the early pandemic showed that adults with learning disabilities were ...
£450k announced to help patients have their say on health services
12 September 2018 | News
... practical and innovative ways to help patients improve health services has been announced. Read more The Building Health Partnerships programme has been awarded the money ... cohorts, and the first five STP/ICS areas will be: Frimley Health and Care Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria North ...