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Local authorities withdrawing buses
11 January 2015 | News
... New research carried out by Campaign for Better Transport shows that since 2010, local authority funding for bus ... which recognise the vital social, economic and environmental role buses play. The challenge for this and future ... bus passes, helping to tackle social isolation, encouraging healthy active lives, and contributing to local and national ...
1.2 million UC claimants ‘very likely’ to turn to food banks if £20 a week uplift removed
04 February 2021 | News
... hit, the government increased Universal Credit payments by £20 each week which the charity says ... to call into doubt any of this evidence and its difficult how it could justify scrapping the uplift.” For more ... See also Pandemic Poverty: new DBC research report shows why the £20 week UC uplift must be kept and extended. ...
Contacting Disability Rights UK this January
18 January 2021 | News
... enquiry line re-opened on Monday 11th January 2021, however with reduced coverage due to staffing levels. This ... If you are able, please instead email us at enquiries@disabilityrightsuk.org . This account will be monitored ... see our helplines page for more information. Contacting Disability Rights UK this January ...
Apply for funding to design and deliver a peer led job club
03 January 2017 | News
... Journey to Employment Job Club. The Government’s Work, Health and Disability Green Paper publication announced the ... peer-led initiative for disabled people and those with a health condition who want to move closer or into employment ...
Public are more likely to think unemployment benefits are too low rather than too high, finds new BSA survey
29 October 2020 | News
... and immigration In relation to welfare, NatCen's research shows that Britain has softened dramatically in its attitudes ... Concern about welfare ‘scroungers’ and ‘shirkers’ much less widespread now than half a decade ago: Just 15% of ...
Only a third of deaf children would be in school if facemasks in class are made mandatory, new survey shows
03 September 2020 | News
... a new survey by the National Deaf Children’s Society shows. Of 800 parents of deaf children, just 36% were likely ... policy roll-out that’s happened so quickly and caused so much fear, worry and anguish for deaf students and their ... if facemasks in class are made mandatory, new survey shows ...
Minister admits confusion caused by integrated PIP and ESA assessment announcement
25 April 2019 | News
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin Tomlinson has said “there is a bit ... people apply for both benefits at a similar point in time. However, for the very few people who do, it might make sense ... capability assessment itself must be the subject of fundamental reform. Any assessment for support must be able to ...
Government U-Turn on Disability Minister
14 December 2023 | News
... made a U-turn on this morning's announcement to scrap the Disability Minister. They have appointed Mims Davies MP as Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work. This follows a week with nobody in the ... move to the Home Office last Thursday. Earlier today, Disability Rights UK wrote to the Prime Minister urging the ...
140 disabled people ‘incarcerated’ in hospitals due to lack of accessible housing
10 March 2020 | News
Leading learning disability charity Mencap has uncovered data revealing that ... hospital costs the NHS £346 – a total of £115,000 of taxpayers’ funds since April in Ahmed’s case alone. Kamran ... calls for a cross-government strategy to ensure that health, social care, education and housing work together to ...
New funding social care green paper announced as well as £2 billion stopgap for councils
07 March 2017 | News
... the next 3 years, to spend on adult social care services. However, this funding is seen as a stopgap before a more ... system on a more secure and sustainable long term footing. Disability Rights UK would like to see social care funds ... individuals with profits above £16,250 will have to pay more NICs. Alongside Matthew Taylor’s review into ...