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Spotlight on DPO Voices: disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
18 January 2024 | News
We are delighted to be showcasing the work of a Disabled People's Organisation (DPO) based in the deep South West of England, disAbility Cornwall & Isles of Scilly. Read on to hear about ... aims to give people living with a disability or long-term health condition a digital platform and a voice, sticking to ...
International Day of Disabled People: leading us into the future
02 December 2015 | News
... thousands of leaders and influencers living openly with a disability or health condition. Not just at the top in our company ... hotels, innovation start-ups, engineering companies, health services, government departments and everywhere else. ...
Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap
25 January 2016 | News
... Lords debate on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill Disability Rights UK welcomes the Government’s ... of the steps the Government had suggested to avoid the cap. However the Government's response goes one step further than ... still be included in the cap but their carer’s allowance payment would be disregarded from the cap. That is the way ...
DR UK Personal Budgets Helpline helps get Sarah active
13 March 2017 | News
... Personal Budgets Advisor, Banane Nafeh, tells the story of how she helped Susan secure a Personal Budget for her ... story here . Get Yourself Active is a partnership led by Disability Rights UK, funded by Sport England and delivered ... Centre for Independent Living . We aim to work with the health, social care and sports sectors to develop better ...
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 ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...