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DWP to pilot single service to deliver all disability benefits assessments
04 March 2020 | News
... better ways of carrying out face-to-face assessments; how to triage more effectively so that only those people who ... need a face-to-face assessment will have to undergo one; how to make it easier for claimants to understand the ... rollout. The Government is due to launch its National Disability Strategy this year to increase inclusivity in all ...
Prime Minister proposes Maths until 18
11 January 2023 | News
... until the age of 18. No plans have been revealed on how this would work for those not studying A-Levels, and ... Shadow Education Secretary asked the Prime Minister to "show his working" on how the policy would be funded. ... less than 4% of SEND students having access to an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP), the majority of students go ...
Disabled Supermarket Customers Ask for More Support
21 May 2020 | News
... has been widely appreciated during the coronavirus crisis. However, disabled and older customers feel that supermarkets ... supermarket and or to bring someone with us. Last Friday, Disability Rights UK gave evidence to the Environment, Food ... drafted by the National Autistic Society and signed by many disability organisations, again asking supermarkets to take ...
Disabled People’s Organisations to address Covid-19 Public Inquiry
28 September 2023 | News
Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK, will be giving evidence to the ... have called for Module 2 witnesses to detail structural disability discrimination in the UK prior to the pandemic ... as “vulnerable”, we were last in the queue for health care, our social care was removed or reduced, our ...
Get Yourself Active launches new Active Together film project
13 December 2022 | News
Get Yourself Active at Disability Rights UK, along with noted film-makers Rainbow ... Care , have launched a new, publicly accessible film that shows how Disabled people get active in care environments. We ... encouraging social skills and working towards a more healthier lifestyle." Craig Thomason, Partnership and ...
Blind woman secures promises from government to provide accessible pandemic communications
24 March 2021 | News
A blind woman has won a legal case which secures fundamental promises of changes to how the Government communicates with people during the ... The hearing was due to consider Sarah’s challenge to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s practice of sending hard ...
Policy Pathways to Justice in Energy Efficiency
10 December 2018 | News
... the Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE), Disability Rights UK and the Children’s Society. Sue Bott, ... into everyday life and exacerbate existing impairments and health conditions.” [Forward to Supporting fuel poor ... households with children. The project has also investigated how energy efficiency policies affect these groups, and ...
Citizens Advice Scotland warns of “perfect storm” as inflation hits benefit claimants
20 July 2022 | News
... data from across the Citizens Advice network in Scotland shows that: advice need for food banks has grown by almost a ... risen by 25% over 2021-22. advice on universal credit overpayments nearly doubled from the average across 2020/21 to ... and a continuous review of the adequacy of social security payments to ensure they meet everyone’s needs suspending ...
I Can Make It has gone through a chicane of meetings with our volunteer champions
27 October 2016 | News
... These were to welcome them to the campaign and to discuss how they could take the campaign forward in their areas. On ... you would like to add to those voices and are 18-29, have a disability or health condition and wish to help improve the career ...
Think Personal Act Local Care Act resources
29 January 2015 | News
... of more than 50 organisations committed to transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based ... they engage via the National Co-production Advisory Group. Disability Rights UK also has a Care Act resource page at http://disabilityrightsuk.org/how-we-can-help/independent-living/care-act-resource-page ...