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Guide to recruiting and supporting disabled people in the workplace
06 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK, in conjunction with Disability@Work , have written a guide on disability related disadvantage in the workplace. Building ...
Campaign to Save Tax Credits
02 July 2015 | News
... children If tax credits are simply cut, without employers paying the living wage, then disabled people are likely to ... in society. Just cutting tax credits when employers are not paying a living wage fails that test. Child Poverty Action ...
DWP increases automatic extension of existing PIP awards by up to 12 months
05 September 2022 | News
... delays in the processing of new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims, the DWP has announced making an ... and if so will write to claimants to inform them. PIP payments will be received as normal until we complete the ... Citizens Advice projected that this meant £294 million of payments that would be awarded were being held up. Calling ...
Appeal granted against court judgment denying £20 per week uplift on “justifiable” disability discrimination grounds
17 August 2022 | News
... Credit (UC) claimants during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, permission to appeal the High Court’s judgment ... each receiving a total of £1,500 benefit arrears. However, the High Court ruled that the exclusion of ESA ... in the guts’ court ruling on £20 uplift available from disabilitynewsservice.com. High Court judgment denies two ...
Good Morning Britain want case studies on poverty among disabled people
18 October 2018 | News
Good Morning Britain are covering a story on Poverty and how it has increased for children and among disabled people ...
Committee calls for Energy Support Packages to be better targeted
26 July 2022 | News
... and low-income households. As households struggle to pay their energy bills and get deeper into debt, MPs are ... energy suppliers to develop a scheme to help households pay off debts over a longer period as well as updating their ... mention the plight of vulnerable people who struggle to pay their energy bills because they are on or who are being ...
Atos and Capita 2 year extension continues problems: PIP videos may cause more
06 June 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK has concerns about the recent ... June, Sarah Newton (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work) announced pilots for the video recording of ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Atos and Capita 2 ...
Two meetings with procurement alliances in just over two weeks for I Can Make It.
27 April 2017 | News
... on the campaign, focusing on the nuts and bolts of how social value could be applied to create job opportunities for people with disabilities and health conditions. In the coming weeks, we’re looking ... for Bristol, Charlotte White, participated in a radio show with Bristol Community Radio! This is now available on ...
Two Champions for I Can Make It represented young people with disabilities with distinction this week
30 November 2017 | News
... to discuss further what this picture will look like and how we can focus on good retention policy as well as ... such as colleges and universities: “looking into how independent living challenges impact on study ...
Disabled peoples stories of leaving institutions
11 June 2013 | News
... the world. This report adds to the body of evidence about how the views and wishes of people with learning ... coordinator for CHANGE and who himself has a learning disability, brought together the experiences of a number of ... that this research can be used as a force for good, to show that people with learning disabilities are the experts ...