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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. ...
Exploring the potential of Disabled people as Foster Carers
12 March 2019 | News
... carer or have thought they would not be able to foster. However, Disabled people have parenting and life skills that ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Overcoming your disability within employment
20 July 2016 | News
... in the UK vs USA and Canada. You can read his blog on the Disability Today website Overcoming your disability within employment ...
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. ...
Our response to the halving the disability employment gap inquiry
10 May 2016 | News
... was elected on a manifesto commitment to halve the disability employment gap. Their ambition was the subject of ... there are set to be insufficient vacancies in the economy. However we do support the commitment and have identified the ... and have also offered specific and developed proposals for how this might be achieved with the involvement of disabled ...
Thousands struggle to buy food
02 April 2020 | News
... disabled people. The government is now actively considering how the scheme could be extended and improved. Fazilet Hadi ... as online and for people to be given clear information on how their personal data will be used. “Supermarkets and ... people.” DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock about food supply. You can ...
Apprenticeship and skill conference overview film
12 December 2016 | News
... This free seminar was intended to broaden understanding of how to overcome barriers to progression into work experience ... for people living with a range of impairments and health conditions. View a report of the day and ...