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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Verify not Very good says NAO
05 March 2019 | News
... set, and take-up among the public and departments has been much lower than expected. Only 38 per cent of universal ...
NAWRA receives reply from Esther McVey over potential ESA underpayments
23 January 2018 | News
... the basis that section 27 of the Social Security Act 1998 does not apply in this situation. NAWRA receives reply from Esther McVey over potential ESA underpayments ...
Report highlights issue of negativity towards Disabled people
26 July 2022 | News
... avoided using public transport and socialising 13% avoided health and social care settings after experiencing negative ... in attitudes in the workplace and in public services. Disability organisations warned a decade ago that some ... is truly appalling that 13% of Disabled people even avoid health and social care services because of discrimination ...