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NAO report criticises DWP PIP planning
26 February 2014 | News
... face delays, and the Department is not able to tell them how long they are likely to wait, potentially creating ... was forced to postpone the reassessment of most existing Disability Living Allowance claims. It postponed roll-out in ... The DWP should also test assessment provider and departmental plans for dealing with backlogs and increased numbers ...
NHS funding restrictions could force thousands into residential care
23 January 2017 | News
The restrictions mean that a health service, in England, may not pay for home visits if it is cheaper to move patients into a residential care home. Read more on the Disability United website DR UK Deputy CEO, Sue Bott, ...
What the new Bus Services Act offers disabled people
28 November 2017 | News
... - bringing regular bus services, school services and health transport together Providing and inclusive service On ... agencies, when commissioning a public service, to consider how the service they are procuring could bring added economic, environmental and social benefits. In relation to the Social Value ...
New PIP report form for GPs
11 April 2013 | News
... paid £33 when they complete the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) report form The report form will be used by ... further information about the claimant in addition to the Health Care Professional’s report. The report asks about ...
Universal Credit Day one. What we say.
28 April 2013 | News
Universal Credit starts today Disability Rights UK welcome a simplified benefits system ... Despite the intention of Universal Credit to make work pay, the changes could make it harder for disabled people to ... people could lose out under Universal Credit For more about how Universal Credit is worked out see Factsheet F55 - ...
Government halves funding for Social Care workforce
04 April 2023 | News
... widely criticised. On the 4th of April, the Department of Health and Social Care announced a new "package of measures" ... speakers when the government fails to address the fundamentals, such as funding decent levels of social care and improving pay and conditions for the workforce. It is unlikely that ...
Consultation on the national minimum and living wage rates
13 April 2016 | News
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has been asked to recommend to the ... employers, the labour market and the economy - including how firms are adjusting and impacts on pay, terms and ... workers’ employment prospects including evidence on how widely the new 21-24 Year Old Rate is used, and whether ...
Postpone tax credit cuts says Work and Pensions Committee
10 November 2015 | News
... part of plans to save £12 billion from the welfare bill. However the Committee says that even when combined with the ... income families or undermine the objective of making work pay.” Read Disability Rights UK’s concerns about the proposed Tax ...
Budget 2013
19 March 2013 | News
... element where the lone parent or both earners in a couple pay income tax. The details of how to provide this support will be determined as part of ... to ensure tax reliefs currently available for claimants of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will be available for ...
Govt rejects Equal Lives plea for investigation into Norfolk Council Care Act breaches
20 April 2016 | News
... adult social care department. Read more in Community Care Disability group Equal Lives wrote to health secretary Jeremy Hunt in March urging him to order ... regardless of need. a decision to remove ‘wellbeing’ payments for personal budget holders in 2014 had had a ...