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Is Universal Credit working for disabled people?
03 July 2018 | News
Work and Pensions Committee looks at how UC is working for disabled people. Find out more View ... Room, Portcullis House At 9.30am Rob Holland, Co-Chair, Disability Benefit Consortium and Public Affairs Manager, ... adviser model could be enhanced, whether the Work and Health programme is working as expected and what the impact ...
Grenfell Tower fire is ‘a landmark act of discrimination against disabled and vulnerable people’
21 April 2021 | News
... the fire. He told the Inquiry he was “shocked that there does not appear to have been any consideration of my ... fire safety with me after they became aware of my disability. They also did not discuss an escape route in the ...
1 in 3 disabled people refused DHPs
14 August 2013 | News
Making Discretionary Housing Payments work for disabled people Papworth Trust has ... to issue stronger guidance to Local Authorities that Disability Living Allowance (DLA) should not be counted as ... says: “……you may decide to disregard income from disability related benefits as they are intended to be used ...
BBC 3s Defying the Label season
19 July 2015 | News
... affairs features, a factual drama and a comedy panel game show, BBC Three’s ‘ Defying the Label ’ season will ... acclaimed seasons including Crime and Punishment and Mental Health season, ‘Defying the Label’ will challenge the ...
Employ people with disabilities: it makes sound business sense
03 August 2017 | News
Rabia Lemahieu, Disability and Skills Manager at Disability Rights UK has ... over 13 million disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in the UK, it makes good business sense ... not only the worker, but also the workplace. It seems, however, that many employers still fail to recognise the ...
MPs consider impact of Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care
26 November 2018 | News
The Health and Social Care Committee questioned the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the CEO of NHS England and academics ... the withdrawal agreement and political declaration on the health and social care sector. Find out more Link to ...
Opening up public appointments to disabled people
02 December 2018 | News
... announced a review that will make recommendations on how to encourage more disabled people to apply for public ... of applicants for public appointments who declare a disability, is low compared to the UK population as a whole ... additional financial costs associated with a disability or health condition, that would otherwise prevent someone from ...
Disabled passengers champion unveiled
12 March 2018 | News
... That is the message from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Sarah Newton who has appointment Stephen ... passengers. Stephen also one of our ambassdors and runs the Disability Hate Crime Network and is a key contributor to ...
Join DPAC's Vigil Outside High Court for Case Against Consultation on WCA Changes
05 December 2024 | News
... case held in November heard that no evaluation of equality/disability impacts or employment outcomes was carried out on ... A forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility showed that only 3% of the 453,000 disabled people predicted ... risk group will not have mandatory work search activity. However, there are increasing expectations in terms of ...
Actions paused in Government’s Disability Strategy
06 September 2022 | News
... the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments - by summer ... a new disability data working group in 2021 to look at health and social care datasets and address priority areas ... why some of the actions have been paused, as they are departmental actions that could have been undertaken without the ...