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DWP and Post Office new cash delivery option to help those shielding because of coronavirus infection risk
22 April 2020 | News
Cash delivery payments are now available “for the most vulnerable ... and require cash. The Post Office is considering how to make its new cash delivery service available to the ... offer it to their customers. Post Office customers can see how coronavirus may affect Post Office services on its ...
Our view: Disabled passenger bus rights
10 November 2014 | News
... pushchairs on buses Liz Sayce, Chief Executive Officer of Disability Rights UK said; “For decades people using ...
Large increase in disability employment discrimination cases
19 January 2020 | News
Financial Times analysis finds large increase in disability employment discrimination cases An analysis of ... tribunals published by the Financial Times has shown a "surge" in cases of disability discrimination. ... staff, as well as programmes like Access to Work that can pay for the cost of many reasonable adjustments." Evan Odell ...
Chancellor urged to support Disabled people with cost of living crisis
16 August 2022 | News
The Disability Poverty Campaign Group has written to the ... Disabled customers and in particular protect those on pre-payment meters from higher charges and disconnections. Read ...
This Girl Can: Gemmas story
02 February 2015 | News
The national charity, the English Federation of Disability Sport (now known as Activity Alliance) is ... England’s latest Active People Survey was published. It showed that 121,700 fewer disabled people and 125,000 fewer ... and responding to disabled people’s needs and preferences much more effectively. Gemma Trotter, 32, works for ...
Benefit uprating
10 April 2022 | News
... increase is based on last September’s inflation figure. However, since then inflation has surged, in large part due ... face a double whammy in that the extra costs consequent of disability are also surging. Debt will spiral, and many will struggle to pay for essentials. Unacceptable choices will be made: to ...
MPs launch inquiry into bereavement benefits
09 April 2019 | News
... 17 May. Is the new bereavement benefit (Bereavement Support Payment) working well? How well has the Government done at explaining and promoting ... benefit? Do people who are eligible for Bereavement Support Payment find it easy to claim? What should be done to ...
A message from our CEO
14 June 2022 | News
... – a figure out of tune with the global statistics on disability, and likely in reality to be much higher. As we have watched civilians racing to the ...
Over two thirds of Universal Credit claimants currently in arrears while living costs rise
25 October 2021 | News
... high employment economy as the solution to the income loss. However, our polling found that 50% of Universal Credit ... “This group also aren’t confident they will be able to pay their bills and avoid further debt: 40% are not ... their adequacy and that they accurately reflect their disability related costs.” The JRF report Dragged down by ...
Council adopts novel approach to protect Blue Badge holders
08 August 2022 | News
... to attend the equivalent of a speed awareness course and to pay £100 administrative costs, using their powers to issue ... from Disabled people living in east Sussex. It illustrates how people abusing the scheme affect the availability of ... are maximised for the Disabled people who depend on it. However, it is encouraged by the results in East Sussex. ...