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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Leadership Academy Executive speaks at the Leadership Development Summit
18 September 2018 | News
... Summit 2018 on 13 September 2018 Katrina talked about Disability Rights UK's Leadership Academy Programme and how it has impacted employees with disabilities. The ... with lived experience of disability and/or long term health conditions. It sets out to improve the employment ...
Your chance to contribute to the NHS new equality standard for disabled staff
28 September 2016 | News
... face discrimination from 2018, as part of a new Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), proposed by NHS ... people with lived experience of disability or long-term health conditions is a major asset: these staff can draw on their own experiences to show understanding, empathy and role modelling to people ...
New EHRC report says prospects for disabled people have worsened
24 October 2018 | News
... in Great Britain, covering 6 areas of life: education, health, living standards, justice and personal security, ... many areas of life. Commenting on the report, Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK said: “The EHRC’s comprehensive ...
Why the £20 week UC uplift must be kept and extended to legacy benefits: new JRF briefing
03 December 2020 | News
... same quality of life as a non-disabled person (even after disability benefits designed to meet those extra costs have ... bills; taxis and higher insurance costs. The new briefing shows why it's essential to make this same uplift to people ... answer is clearly yes - so the £20 increase should also be payable to them.” The JRF briefing The financial impact of ...