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Strategic partner updates for September 2013
02 October 2013 | News
... reflections on Disability Rights UK’s workplan and on how this will support local user-led membership ... Rights UK with its workplan as a strategic partner and how does this help our members and networks? If a thing or two ... the issues but do not know where to start. If one looks at mental health for example, important questions are ‘how ...
ULEZ is here – but disabled people have some protection from London emission charges
07 April 2019 | News
... London area bounded by the North and South Circular roads. How much is the charge? £12.50 a day for most vehicle types, ... ULEZ charge until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class. (Vehicles operated by or on behalf ...
Health and Disability Green Paper – a cause for concern
31 August 2021 | News
On 20 July the DWP published its long promised Health and Disability Green Paper consultation titled “ ... available now under NHS provisions in any case? Employment Much of the Green Paper is framed in terms of getting ... In addition, work is promoted as leading to good health. However, employment related suggestions are concentrated ...
Landmark Upper Tribunal judgment giving right to appeal now has reported status
10 October 2018 | News
... State responds by stating that the application is late and does not meet the criteria for extending time. We have ... impracticable for you to seek a revision within one month. However, the DWP had always maintained that if it refuses a ... that decision. In contrast, “an appeal to the FTT is much more user friendly and useful to a claimant because of ...
Disabled people delay contacting essential service providers by more than two months
21 September 2023 | News
... daunted by the process. This means they are missing out on much-needed support and important information. Research by ... could get the time back. Major findings from the research show that: Disabled people are waiting on average 82 days ... they need to access their service. This service also does not require consumers to disclose their disability – ...
More than six in ten referred to a food bank are Disabled people
12 May 2021 | News
... to new research by the Trussell Trust. The new study also shows that over seven in ten households referred to a food ... being further pulled under by difficulties such as debt and mental health issues. In mid-2020, 47% of all people using ... people have immediate support to ensure a short-term crisis does not turn into long-term hardship by investing in ...
DR UK says: Chancellor, we need rights not discretion
17 March 2023 | News
... people will have been shocked by the content of the Health and Disability White Paper, as well as many Disabled ... DPOs and allies, has long campaigned for these changes. However, we have major concerns about the proposed benefit ... the extra costs disabled people face in life (although it doesn’t do this very well). There is no Government ...
What we would like to see from Esther McVey
08 January 2018 | News
... is to be taken more seriously that is to be welcomed. However his track record on the NHS does not offer much confidence.” What we would like to see from Esther ...
Mental health stigma event
23 May 2013 | News
... programme investigating stigma and discrimination in mental health to promote healthcare access and social inclusion. ... go to www.sapphire.iop.kcl.ac.uk/SAPPHIREsummit.html Mental health stigma event ...
New research by Mind exposes extent of crisis in mental healthcare
10 October 2023 | News
... the full extent of the crisis of standards and safety in mental healthcare settings. This World Mental Health Day , Mind is ... UK Policy and Campaigns Officer, said "These figures show what's long been highlighted by a growing list of ...