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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 ...
III Challenging Inequalities conference presentations and videos
09 July 2017 | News
... and the third sector discussed concepts around racial, health, social and economic equity, alongside presentations ... was also followed by an evening debate which explored how to ‘change the terms of the debate’ around inequalities. Liz Sayce, former CEO of Disability Rights UK gave a presentation on Othering ...
Public attitudes to poverty
28 September 2014 | News
... report looks at current public attitudes to poverty and how views have changed since the 2008 financial crash It ... cases where a person who was unable to work because of ill-health or disability was not being provided with the support needed to ...
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 ...
Real terms funding for England's parks down £330m a year since 2010
23 August 2022 | News
... for Disabled people. As Get Yourself Active has shown , ensuring local green space remains accessible and ... needed more than ever. We've seen throughout the pandemic how local green spaces are vital to people's health and wellbeing, and now, with the Cost of Living ...
Euro study damns UK disabled peoples job support
19 November 2014 | News
... JOB HELP TO DISABLED PEOPLE - NEW EUROPEAN STUDY RICHARD HOWITT MEP: LABOUR’S MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ... released today (Thursday 20 November). Labour's Richard Howitt MEP told Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs ... who is Vice-Chair of the European Parliament's All Party Disability Rights Group of MEPs told the committee: "Britain ...
Our Reframing disability rights event
13 March 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK would like to thank all those who ... the argument. The event discussed, with practical guidance, how organisations and campaigners can better communicate ... Trust. Equally Ours aims to help everyone to understand how human rights benefit all of us here in the UK, every ...
Benefit cap
23 April 2025 | Resource
... different. Revised and updated: 22nd April 2025 Contents How much is the benefit cap? Exemptions from the cap Which benefits are capped? Discretionary housing payments Find out more Benefit cap ...
New guidance fails to address needs of disabled people
10 May 2020 | News
... the Government uses to assess risk and provide support. Disability Rights UK Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: ... adults and children with disabilities and or serious health conditions, people who need additional support for ...
Bedroom Tax appeal victory
24 April 2014 | News
... Carmichael has spina bifida and as a result of her related health problems is unable to share a bedroom with her ... and that the bedroom tax should not have been imposed. However, in contrast to the Tribunal Judge's decision, the ... and relieved by the Tribunal's common sense ruling. However, my clients understand that it is likely that the ...