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Leading organisations write to the Prime Minister outlining the growing evidence that social care is in crisis
17 November 2015 | News
... and risks of serious failure: The CQC report The State of health and adult social care in England 2014/15. This showed that 41% of care providers were rated as ... Real Change (England) [Source: Care and Support Alliance - Disability Rights UK is a member] Leading organisations ...
Stephen Crabb reaffirms no PIP cuts
28 June 2016 | News
... of State at DWP addresses All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability AGM. Over seventy observers, MPs and peers heard ... commitment that the planned saving in personal independence payment would not be sought from cuts in welfare payments ... paper to be published later this year that would set out how the Government intends to achieve its ambition of ...
Call for evidence on the Claimant Commitment
19 March 2019 | News
... This research aims to build a better understanding of how effective the Claimant Commitment is in terms of ... of what actions are needed in returns for benefit payments, help build trust in the welfare system. The focus ... For example, people with caring responsibilities or a disability Call for evidence on the Claimant Commitment ...
Debt worse under UC than other benefits
05 February 2019 | News
... Citizens Advice helps with Universal Credit struggle to pay for housing as they wait for payment Among the people the charity helps with debt and ... living costs (such as food, housing and transport) to pay creditors, or are spending more than they take in. More ...
DWP reviews PIP decisions for many D/deaf people
11 April 2022 | News
... D/deaf people to successfully obtain Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The DWP has now announced it is carrying out ... be backdated to the date you started getting PIP.” However, the DWP warns that: “We will not look again at ... from landmarkchambers.co.uk. For more information on how you qualify for PIP and how it is assessed see for our ...
EHRC demands mandatory disability data reporting by large employers
29 August 2018 | News
... that just 3% of organisations measure their ethnicity or disability pay gaps. Read report As a result, disabled people’s ... staff recruitment, retention and promotion by ethnicity and disability – this should be a legal requirement by April ...
DWP says that it has no PIP reconsideration refusal target
15 May 2017 | News
... Indicator (KPI) of 80% mandatory reconsideration refusals does not include PIP. The DWP says that it has no ... While PIP is excluded from its KPI target it does include Disability Living Allowance and Attendance. The sources for ... reconsideration target. Note: The latest DWP statistics show that despite no KPI target, the level of accepted PIP ...
Ticket Office Closure Consultation to be Extended
26 July 2023 | News
... This is great news for all the campaigners highlighting how inaccessible the original consultation was, especially ... closures would disproportionately impact Disabled people. Disability Rights UK Rail Policy Adviser Stephen Brookes ... the original consultation. It is also important because it shows the original lack of planning and consideration of the ...
The future of social care and the forthcoming govt green paper
07 March 2018 | News
... is a partnership that promotes personalisation, direct payments and personal budgets in social care. TLAP heard from Department of Health and Social Care officials. You can find their ... spare a thought for social care professionals. At least health professionals still get a change to use their skills ...
WCA ‘Reform’ Part of Government’s Efforts to Cut Public Spending
21 September 2023 | News
... three-quarters of those in receipt of means-tested health-related benefits are in the bottom half of the income ... if there is a “ substantial risk ” ’ to their mental or physical health if they were found not to have ... tank adds that: “ The rising incidence of ill-health and disability among our working-age population – and the ...