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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 ...
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 ...
MPs Call for DWP To Have Statutory Duty to Safeguard Claimants
20 May 2025 | News
... of a broader set of recommendations to drive the “fundamental” cultural change needed to repair “sorely ... everyone in the department. In addition, t he potential health impacts of all new significant policies must be ... the DWP have a statutory duty of care towards claimants. However, this should be coupled with a public inquiry into ...
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 ...
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 ...
Disability Rights UK responds to DEFRA consultation on food supply during Covid-19 pandemic
30 April 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK has today responded to the Department ... carers, to ensure that disabled people can safely access healthy food during the crisis. However, more needs to be done to ensure that supermarkets ...
DWP guilty of discrimination in unfairly sacking disabled woman
21 January 2019 | News
... a point where they could apply for jobs in the usual way. However, disciplinary measures were taken by the DWP after ... worse. Not only were no reasonable adjustments made for my disability as legally required but I was subject to the same ... place to start helping those with a disability or long-term health condition into work. It recommends that proper ...
DWP ordered to disclose key documents about “dehumanising” plans to reform Work Capability Assessment
05 November 2024 | News
... was revealed that: The DWP had not done any employment or disability assessments of the proposals they wished to ... consult on before the consultation was launched. They did, however, undertake reviews to work out what savings may be ... legal team had sought disclosure of internal departmental documents evaluating the public spending, employment ...
Disabled Students Allowance cuts deferred
11 September 2014 | News
... announced that, from September 2015, DSA will only pay for support for students with specific learning ... where a student needs one solely by virtue of their disability but will not pay for standard specification ... other than in exceptional circumstances. The definition of disability, for the purposes of receiving DSAs, will be the ...