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At least 166,000 in Social Care Debt and more than 1,100 taken to court
04 June 2018 | News
... Great Britain with responsibility for social care, also show at least 1,178 people have been taken to court by local ... 166,835 people who are in arrears on their social care payments, more than 78,000 have debt management procedures ... didn't respond. Ken Butler, Welfare Rights Adviser for Disability Rights UK said: "This high level of debt among ...
Disabled entrepreneurs and new technology
16 November 2015 | News
In this article our Policy and Development Officer Philip Connelly talks about our In the Making Project
He notes that if young unemployed disabled people had been trained in the use of personal computers in the 80’s they would not only be first in line for jobs, but also now be driving the economy.” Read the full article in the Engineering and Technology Magazine
Disabled user experience on England's motorways and major roads
05 December 2018 | News
... of mobility for many people. Disabled road users tell us how driving gives them independence and a sense of freedom ... (and service operators) should review signage to determine how it could be improved, including for people with ... Training: recovery providers should review and improve the disability awareness training given to all their staff. The ...
PIP stats show broken system
04 June 2014 | News
The Personal Independence Payment statistics issued today show that the disability benefit system in the UK has broken down. ...
The Budget: Too little on Universal Credit and nothing on social care
21 November 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK welcomes the removal of the Universal ... leave people waiting up to 5 weeks for their first actual payment. Every claimant should be able to receive ... that they qualify for. Disabled people need more fundamental change. Additional support available with Employment ...
DR UK sends “chase up” to Secretary of State following her non response to our benefit related deaths concerns
21 July 2021 | News
... to their concerns. In addition, we hope that you will also show respect to the real concerns of the Disabled people we ... benefit related deaths and cases of serious harm, Rethink Mental Illness has also launched a call for evidence from ...
Lindsay Swain talks about her experiences as a GOGA mentor
07 June 2018 | News
... I couldn’t help but wonder what else I had to offer, and how I could use something that I’m interested in and knowledgeable about to help someone else. Since health and sports have always been a big part of my life, I ... your interest contact Kate Pieroudis (Peer Support Lead) at Disability Rights UK on 0207 250 8111 or ...
Proposed Trade Bill threatens rights of disabled people
16 July 2018 | News
... for parliamentary scrutiny. View bill View commons briefing Disability Rights UK and other organisations have sent a ... and investment agenda once we leave the European Union. However, we are concerned by provisions in the Trade Bill ... people. Statistics from the Department of Transport show that disabled people rely far more on public transport ...
Disabled People’s Organisations slam UK Government pandemic failures over Covid
04 October 2023 | News
Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs): Disability Rights UK, Inclusion Scotland, Disability Wales ... identified previously confidential documents which now show that Ministers, including the Prime Minister, chose to ... as “vulnerable”, we were last in the queue for health care, our social care was removed or reduced, our ...
Taxing until the pips squeek
29 March 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK comments on the proposal to tax DLA/PIP ... people and carers. These include the proposal to tax Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment, after the election. ...