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  • DR UK says scrapping continuous retesting for some ESA claimants a good first step

    02 October 2016 | News

    ... repeated Work Capability Assessments (WCA). Sue Bott Disability Rights UK said: “We welcome the news that people with long-term health conditions will no longer have to go through repeated ... with progressive conditions through unnecessary stress. However what is really needed is a complete overhaul of ESA ...

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  • I Can Make It: latest video

    05 September 2016 | News

    ... Co-ordinator for I Can Make It, reflects on why he joined Disability Rights UK. Leo also makes his own case for why young people with disabilities and long term health conditions should join I Can Make It. Link to video I ... of champions from different cities throughout England. However we would like more champions to join us in the ...

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  • Calls grow for changes to the Energy bill on Prepayment meters

    10 May 2023 | News

    ... May, includes a ban on the forced transfer of homes onto prepayment meters (PPMs). The bill currently makes no provision ... and others who rely on powered medical equipment.  However, many campaigning groups argue that new guidelines ... and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the Disability Poverty Campaign Group said: “The notoriety of ...

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  • Govt response: Better working with disabled people

    15 January 2014 | News

    ... members than when it was launched 7 years ago. You can view Disability Rights UK's response to the consultation here . ... and Pensions (DWP), in collaboration with the Department of Health (DH). It is intended that it will: Meet on a ... Identify items for practical delivery to pass on to the Disability Action Alliance (DAA) or delivery organisations; ...

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  • DWP announces regional workshop events

    08 February 2020 | News

    ... wants “to hear directly from people with disabilities and health conditions who have had direct experience of the ... organisations that represent them. We want to hear about how we could improve our welfare and employment services in ... in Pontypridd (aimed at those with experience of claiming a disability benefit and a third event on 2 March in Wisbech ...

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  • DR UK praised for universal basic income analysis

    16 April 2019 | News

    ... and  workingfamilies.org.uk yields no results, while  disabilityrightsuk.org does best with its round-up, 18 March 2019, of two new ...

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  • Making activism inclusive and accessible

    22 September 2016 | News

    ... opportunities for disabled young people. If you have a disability or existing long term health condition and are aged 18-24 then you’re more than ... peers, something which is unacceptable. Find out more about how to get involved Making activism inclusive and accessible ...

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  • Disabled people take over Vogue

    04 May 2023 | News

    ... been about inclusivity and diversity… people forget how hard it is for the disabled community.” "I felt real ... speak up about disabilities and not have to hide it and how it impacts them." “Diversity, inclusivity - it’s all ...

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  • DWP restarts recovery of benefit related overpayments and social fund loans

    06 July 2020 | News

    ... that it has restarted recovery of benefit related overpayments and social fund loans from 6 July. In April, in ... the DWP temporarily paused the recovery of benefit overpayments, for three months . These included Housing Benefit ... following a significant increase Universal Credit claims. However, the DWP said today it was recommencing debt ...

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  • End of life research results published

    10 February 2015 | News

    Only 22% of those surveyed by charity Disability Rights UK ranked end of life care services as ... in talking about the end of life as a disabled person Healthcare professionals lack of understanding how best to support disabled people when they were ...

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