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MPs say credible care plan must be in place by end of 2018
08 May 2018 | News
... The Department of Health and Social Care has not yet said how it intends to put in place a long-term, sustainable ... to meet the ever-increasing demand for care. The Department does not know whether the ways that local authority’s ... The Department of Health and Social Care is placing too much faith in the forthcoming Green Paper as a cure all and ...
Health Secretary slams ‘horrific examples’ of housing for Disabled people
19 May 2021 | News
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has condemned ‘horrific ... said: “It’s good to hear the Health Secretary recognise how serious people’s living situations are. This is a deep ... if they refuse housing knowing it will make them ill, if it doesn’t have the correct adaptations, or if it doesn’t ...
Health of Millions at risk as Universal Credit Falls So Far Short of the Cost of Essentials
29 August 2023 | News
... more than a million for children. JRF’s own analysis shows the weekly Universal credit standard allowance is £35 ... suffers. ” Andy Bell, C hief E xecutive, Centre for Mental Health said: “Poverty is toxic to our mental ... are closely connected , with people on low incomes much more likely to have long-term health conditions and to ...
Disability benefit reform: reducing the financial risks for Disabled people to try out employment
29 November 2022 | News
... (SSAC) has issued a briefing paper examining in detail how the current structure of benefits be changed to overcome ... following last year’s Shaping future support: the health and disability Green Paper . The Committee first ... a guarantee that if someone tries paid work and it does not work out, within a period of a year they can go ...
Parliamentary Review calls for reverse of £30 week cut to ESA
07 December 2015 | News
... disability move closer to work. the cut would make it much harder, as people would find it difficult to be able to ... to pay the bills. This would affect people’s health and mental health. the government should not push ahead with the ... work more closely with employers to increase awareness of how to best support disabled people and people with complex ...
Our response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on panel composition in tribunals
28 November 2016 | News
... Mind has also done a response , highlighting problems with mental health tribunals Disability Rights UK ( DR UK ) is a ... of success. DWP statistics for April 2015 to April 2016 show that as well as PIP appeals remaining continuously high ... someone on the panel who isn’t a doctor or a lawyer does make things easier for many claimants and they are more ...
Disability Rights UK submission to the Taylor Review
16 May 2017 | News
... – that is people living with any long-term physical or mental health condition or impairment, about 12 million ... the stated areas of interest of the Taylor Review, firstly how we can harness modern business practices to resolve the ... styles to support the differences between employees much more broadly. The cultures that disabled people want ...
Strategic partner updates November 2015 part 2
19 November 2015 | News
... commissioning. For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ... impact on professionals and on what they are doing? How does this happen? Maybe your DPULO is already involved with ... post-diagnosis; comprehensive psychosocial approaches to mental health; preventing premature deaths; improving health ...
State of Care for people with autism, learning difficulties and poor mental health 'worrying' says DRUK
14 October 2019 | News
Care provision for people with poor mental health, autism and learning disabilities is failing ... Bott says: "This is another worrying report from the CQC showing how services for disabled people, especially learning ...
UK On Track For Lowest Ever Benefit Levels By 2030
10 October 2023 | News
... to the state through issues such as worsening physical and mental health. Evidence also shows how low benefits make it harder for people to find ... work, including childcare costs, make entering employment much harder. The IPPR analysis highlights that a ...