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DR UKs statement on the new WCA reassessment guidance
05 October 2017 | News
... took part from October 2016 in discussions with the DWP on how it should ensure that disabled people with severe, ... or specialists who had experience of their disability or health condition. But the four criteria take a ‘tick box ... on the previous situation, they don’t resolve the fundamental problems of the WCA. To benefit from the new ...
We demand review of local bus funding
10 March 2014 | News
... of wider benefits to local economies and social and environmental wellbeing. Indeed, the benefits of buses, in whatever ... jobseekers with access to employment, the Department of Health, through access to healthcare and recreational ... on lowest incomes, and are vital for jobseekers. Evidence shows that many people who want to work are unable to take ...
Disabled people excluded from mass participation event trials
21 April 2021 | News
... of the Equality Act.” A Government press officer told Disability News Service (DNS) that the government has not ... people not to attend the events, in line with Public Health England and Department of Health and Social Care guidance. DNS reports that the ...
Review calls for overhaul of Disabled Facilities Grants
11 December 2018 | News
... This review of was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care and written by the University of the ... programme for DFG before the current programme ends in 2020 Health & Wellbeing Boards should report separately on DFG ... based on local data around the number of people with a disability, income, tenure split and regional building costs ...
400,000 people could be pulled into poverty by April real-term cut to benefits
01 March 2022 | News
... from April, leaving many families deeply concerned about how they will manage to stay afloat.” As a result, JRF is ... a cold home and three times as likely to find it hard to pay for food than non-disabled people. “ Nearly half of ...
6 Tips to create an inclusive gym
21 December 2022 | Resource
... gyms costing even more. Accessible Premises There is a fundamental accessibility problem in the UK gym industry. Only 67 ... Many have accessible entrances but have not considered how Disabled people will use the equipment. Many wheelchair ... especially pools. Ensure the water is warm but the room doesn’t have high humidity. Some Disabled people may have ...
I Can Make It Wishes to Recruit Volunteer Champions to Create Job Opportunities in Leicester and Bristol
11 October 2016 | News
... I Can Make It met with Michael Brittain, the Director of Disability Rights UK member Mosaic , to discuss how we could work together to create job opportunities for young people with disabilities and health conditions in and around Leicester. As a result ...
Take Action To Oppose The Disability Benefits Cuts! - Sign The Petition, Write To Your MP
06 May 2025 | News
... to unite opposition to the government’s “devastating” disability benefit cuts and reforms by calling for every one ... experiences or explain why this issue matters to you. However, if that would be too difficult, you can also send ... regarding the recent green paper plan on benefit cuts and how people can get involved in responding. Source: ...
DWP response to Coronavirus inquiry inadequate says Work and Pension Committee Chair
07 September 2020 | News
... people would be affected. In fact, DWP’s own statistics show that 84,000 households were newly capped between ... system. There needs to be a firm commitment to analysing how Coronavirus has affected levels of poverty and a clear ... week limited capability for work addition was no longer payable to new claimants of ESA. Disabled people have faced ...
MPs warn courts system could hamper Renters Reform Bill
09 February 2023 | News
... finances, the shortage of qualified housing and environmental health officers, and the lack of reliable data are all ... and Communities Committee website. Mikey Erhardt, at Disability Rights UK, said, "Disabled people across Britain ...