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Funding where care commissioning changes
02 October 2014 | News
... The LGO says councils should not reduce the amount they pay for care home placements, and leave families to find the ... entitled to take into account their resources when planning how they commission services, and many are experiencing ...
Atos to exit WCA contract by February 2015
22 April 2014 | News
... the new provider and "will ensure consistency of service". However, Atos will continue to deliver Personal Independence Payment assessments in Scotland, north of England, London ...
Your epilepsy, your benefits
18 August 2013 | News
... Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) from benefits experts Ask questions and take ... about making a claim and the assessment process Learn how to appeal a benefits decision Both events are free, but ...
Council wrong to say elderly couple got rid of capital to avoid care costs
24 September 2018 | News
... summary] The council must now apologise to the family and pay the wife £250 to recognise the distress the situation ... review its current procedures and guidance for staff on how to deal with cases where deprivation of capital may have ...
MPs and Peers call for Disability Inclusion
03 May 2020 | News
... Minister, signed by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Disability and one hundred parliamentarians, calls are made ... people can shop, take exercise etc. asking councils and health bodies to provide essential care and support, and ... and positively. Whilst the commitment to a longer term Disability Strategy is welcome, let’s develop a strategy ...
I Can Make It travels five hundred miles and will go five hundred more to make new friends
02 February 2017 | News
... and Anna Denham went to Bristol to speak at the Work and Health think tank event with our Champion for Bristol, ... will be part of a panel this Friday for the 42 Bedford Row Disability Law Essay Prize-Giving Ceremony in Oxford. This ... and appropriately enough this year’s question is: “How should the law protect the right of persons with ...
Spotlighting Intersectional Changemaking: Researcher Explores Black Disabled Experiences in the UK
15 May 2025 | News
At Disability Rights UK, we advocate for intersectional social ... project is based on lived experience and grounded in Disability Justice, Black Feminism, and Anti-Racism. The ... This exclusion perpetuates harmful gaps in healthcare, employment, and social support. Emediong’s ...
Two new blogs from Get Yourself Active
28 July 2016 | News
... @emilyryates Get Yourself Active is a partnership led by Disability Rights UK, funded by Sport England and delivered ... Centre for Independent Living . We aim to work with the health, social care and sports sectors to develop better ... of age, disability or health condition. Find out more and how you can support Disability Rights UK Two new blogs from ...
Employers: time to get Disability Confident?
04 November 2019 | News
The Government's Disability Confident scheme is celebrating its third ... here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/disability-confident-how-to-sign-up-to-the-employer-scheme Disability Rights UK ... details on these, see https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/how-we-can-help/training/disability-confidence-training or ...
Government contravened public sector equality duty, High Court says
16 February 2022 | News
The former Health Secretary Matt Hancock broke the law because he ... its own guidance, which requires ministers to consider how discrimination law will be complied with. Kamran Mallick, Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK added: “The public sector equality ...