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Take part in new home energy research and get £20
12 November 2017 | News
... for the Conservation of Energy, The Children's Society, and Disability Rights UK and will showcase their findings at an event in Parliament. They will ... get, help with improving your home’s energy efficiency? Does someone in your household have a disability or a ...
PIP review terms of reference published
20 May 2014 | News
The first independent review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process. On 10 April 2014, the ... experience of taking part in the assessments perceptions of healthcare professionals and other staff involved in ... rate PIP as a result of needs arising from their condition/disability; and effectiveness of the PIP assessment in ...
Smith Commission: Scottish devolved powers
26 November 2014 | News
... Scotland will have powers to: change the frequency of UC payments vary the existing plans for single household ... Parliament: Attendance Allowance Carer’s Allowance Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Personal Independence ... that the Scottish Parliament provides. New arrangements for how Motability will operate in Scotland for DLA/PIP ...
Improved support needed for disabled university students
13 July 2020 | News
... to scrap the £200 charge disabled students need to pay towards their specialist equipment. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability (for which DR UK co-provides the secretariat ... and the financial contribution of £200 they have to pay towards it. From this September it is likely that most ...
Jenna's Story - 'Growing up different'
23 April 2025 | News
Jenna, University student tells her story about how growing up different has impacted her life. Jenna also discusses how the lack of education surrounding disabilities has lead ... see that teachers weren’t educated on neurodiversity and disability, and are still largely clueless, even when dozens ...
Nearly Half of Families With A Disabled Child Living in Poverty
30 January 2024 | News
... provide a more accurate way of calculating deprivation – shows that nearly half of all individuals in families with at ... is that they account for what is known as “inescapable disability-related costs” (IDC), which HBAI ignores. ... driver of food bank use – Essentials Guarantee needed Health of Millions at risk as Universal Credit Falls So Far ...
Getting It Right For Disabled Apprentices report launched
06 February 2022 | News
... of the scheme. The report was written by Rabia Lemahieu, Disability and Skills Manager at Disability Rights UK. She said: “Apprenticeships are a ... being proactive about conversations about impairments and health conditions; and better processes for getting help ...
Peer modelling as a tool for disabled people
05 June 2017 | News
... because their experience means that they can see what and how things could improve. Read more in his blog About the Win-Win Alliance Disability Rights UK (DR UK) manages the user-led consortium ...
Feedback wanted for a consultation on changes to London door-to-door transport services
21 December 2016 | News
... budgets are a viable option. There is no single model of how a personal budget would work. TfL and its Partners would ... Committee, as well as some questions from myself about how people use door-to-door transport. If you would like to ... and at what personal expense to yourself? What benefit does door-to-door transport have on your life? The Transport ...
Govt says Welfare Reform and Work Bill compatible with European Convention on Human Rights
08 September 2015 | News
... been in receipt of previous awards in respect of their ill-health but have not yet had those awards converted to ESA. ... for as long as they continue to have LCW. 60. In addition, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provide a contribution to the extra costs ...