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Nearly half of people referred to Trussell Trust food banks are in debt to the DWP
01 March 2022 | News
... research. Government debt can take many forms, including: paying back Advance Payments given to people on Universal Credit to cover the five-week wait for their first benefit payment paying back council tax debt to local authorities ...
Police and prosecutors still failing disabled people on hate crime
11 October 2018 | News
Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime. View report New report published by ... management plans in about half of the cases sampled. However, the police performed well on compliance with the ... at considering this important aspect of victim Find out how you can report disability hate crime See also United ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Leonard Cheshire Disability want to hear from organisations who share their vision
09 February 2017 | News
Leonard Cheshire Disability is a UK based charity with an international ... is to be a leading employer of people with underlying health conditions and we recognise that our future people ... , or on 07834 106042. Leonard Cheshire Disability want to hear from organisations who share their ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prevent hunger. Sign the Fix Universal Credit petition
10 July 2018 | News
... to the design of Universal Credit, to ensure it does not leave more people at risk of debt and destitution. ...
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 ...