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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...