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Care Quality Commission seek ambassadors
10 March 2023 | News
The Care Quality Commission (the CQC) and Healthwatch are recruiting six campaign ambassadors to help ... them develop campaign messaging for people with a learning disability and autistic people, and to feature them as campaign spokespeople. Ambassadors will help the CQC and Healthwatch encourage other people with learning ...
DR UK says scrap DWP plans to use AI to scan benefit claimants bank accounts
14 March 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK has joined over 40 other organisations ... union memberships, religious and philosophical beliefs, health information, and sexual orientation. The extensive ... issues. The Information Commissioner has stated that he does not currently view these powers as proportionate. As ...
Pause deductions from benefits to ease cost of living crisis, MPs say
26 July 2022 | News
... from the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee highlights how deductions from benefits are pushing some people into ... a useful step would clearly be to halt deductions, the fundamental problem of the underlying inadequacy of benefit ... from DR UK to the Committee The written evidence from the Disability Poverty Campaign Group See also our related news ...
Government pledges sea change for air travel after #RightsOnFlights campaign
27 June 2023 | News
... on further options for improvement. “If damage or loss does occur, it is obvious that the disruption and distress ... in the consultation and Government needs to ensure that it does indeed make time to ensure that new legislation is ...
New campaign promoting Disabled Students Allowance
16 October 2013 | News
National disability charities, AbilityNet and RNIB have launched a ... to claim the Disabled Students allowance If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty and are studying ... paid in set amounts because they depend on what you need. Payments cover the cost of specific items of equipment, ...
ESA to Universal Credit – things to know & helpful tips
29 November 2024 | News
... It includes such sections as: What the government is doing How Citizens Advice ‘Help to Claim’ can help Your ... benefits before you start your claim Things to know about payments Gap in payments and financial hardship I need more ... or WRAG status I need ‘reasonable adjustments’ due to disability Ways to prove your ID Winvisible says: “Women ...
MP calls for face mask exemption awareness campaign
04 November 2020 | News
... the above, we are concerned that there remains a fundamental lack of public awareness surrounding the exemptions ... may qualify. Data collected by Disability Rights UK shows that there is real fear amongst the disabled community ... may not always be worn and that the lack thereof does not mean that an individual has no good reason for the ...
Around 75,000 claimants have been underpaid ESA but won’t get all their money back
03 January 2018 | News
... entitlement to additional benefits such as the enhanced disability premium. These premiums are only payable to those on income-related benefits. From 2014 ... review and correct cases during the course of 2018/19.” However, he then adds that – “This relates to a specific ...
MPs demand better protection for disabled claimants on DLA/PIP who claim DHPs
11 January 2016 | News
... net, defined as: Council Tax support Discretionary Housing Payments Local welfare assistance schemes With regard to Discretionary Housing Payments the report says “7. It was not the Government’s ... extra costs incurred by the applicant as a result of their disability. The guidance must also prohibit local ...
Disability Wales Celebrates 50-year anniversary
26 October 2022 | News
... association of Disabled peoples organisations in Wales- Disability Wales, celebrated its 50 years anniversary with their first in-person event in over two years. Disability Wales ’ annual general meeting was be chaired ... to reflect on what has been accomplished to progress disability rights and equality in Wales. As well as offer ...