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Building a National Voice of Disabled People 2013
11 November 2013 | News
... Read conference report . Our second Conference considered how we can build a strong and loud national voice of ... local government spending cuts, the rise in incidents of disability hate crime and the continuing lack of employment ... voice of disabled people and people living with long term health conditions to be heard. Thank you to all those who ...
Cost of prescriptions prevent people from getting necessary medication
28 June 2017 | News
... for its Still Paying the Price report. The findings show people struggling to bear the costs of prescriptions, with many putting their health at risk by skipping or reducing doses of medication ... charges for people with long-term medical conditions. Disability Rights UK is a member of the coalition. Cost ...
MPs call for Motability finance reforms
13 February 2019 | News
... the lives of hosts of disabled claimants without asking taxpayers for a penny more.” The Chief Executive has since ... have given the Government a “clear understanding of how the scheme operates today …and the steps Motability ... channelling all your vast resources into what Motability does best: giving freedom and mobility to so many disabled ...
Looking Forward: Shaping the Future of the DPO Capacity Building Project
18 June 2024 | News
... two years, the DPO Capacity Building Project, delivered by Disability Rights UK (DR UK) and funded by the Legal ... to 1:00 PM BST We’re happy to host more upon request. How to Participate Please sign up via this Google form . ... inclusive and accessible. Please note that if your email does not have the subject heading ‘ Future Planning ...
I Can Make It works to create up to 30 jobs a year for disabled people
23 January 2018 | News
... opportunities each year for people with disabilities and health conditions. I Can Make Its efforts to create new job ... the project coordinator for the campaign at leo.capella@disabilityrightsuk.org so we can start working with you. ...
7 in 10 PIP appeals won on the same evidence DWP already held
04 October 2022 | News
... in answer to a recent parliamentary question . They show that in 2021 the reasons that claimants won their PIP ... the same facts: 59% Other: 7% Cogent oral evidence does not suggest new evidence, says Benefits and Work. ... apply not just to PIP, but to other benefits related to health conditions, such as DLA, ESA and UC for people unable ...
Disabled people unite to reduce their costs of living
03 November 2015 | News
Valuing the purple pound: How can disabled people reduce their cost of living and risk ... organisations are to meet at a seminar hosted by Disability Rights UK and Joseph Rountree Foundation on ... additional costs of living with a disability or long-term health condition. Reducing the cost of living will help ...
Call for an end to prescription charges for people with long term conditions
10 March 2013 | News
Today the coalition on prescription charges, of which Disability Rights UK is a member, has published a report ... manage their conditions effectively, leading to more severe health problems and extra costs to the NHS and society as a ... It only takes two minutes. With your help we can show politicians that there is widespread support for ending ...
Rehabilitation is everyone’s business consultation events
12 February 2014 | News
... work is to ensure that equal consideration is given to both mental and physical health in rehabilitation services. NHS England are now ...
DWP accused of blocking claimant suicide research
02 March 2022 | News
... A study examining whether benefit sanctions are linked to mental illness and suicide, increasing costs to the NHS, has ... had to force the publication of a DWP-commissioned report showing how people on low incomes who need to rely on disability benefits struggled to meet basic living costs, ...