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Latest PIP statistics published
16 December 2014 | News
Personal Independence Payment: April 2013 to October 2014 On the 31 October 2014, 208,000 people had a PIP claim in payment, an increase of 101,000 (95%) on the previous ... reported quarterly figure (July 2014). Of these claims in payment at 31 October 2014: 25,000 (12%) were assessed under ...
Campaigners ask for fire safety plans for all disabled residents unable to self-evacuate
17 June 2021 | News
... People couldn’t self-evacuate, it didn’t matter how high the building was and all disabled residents should ... run for six weeks and closes on 19 July. It is vital that disability organisations and Disabled People respond to the ...
Prime Minister opens door for discussion between APPG on disability and the DWP Minister
25 January 2017 | News
... Dr Lisa Cameron, Chair All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability (APPG). View Hansard View film clip Dr Lisa ... pledge to halve the disability employment gap. Research shows that that pledge will not be met for 50 years. To date, ... of State for Work and Pensions is looking very seriously at how we can ensure that there are more disabled people in the ...
Accessibility of mobility support for disabled people must be improved: new SSAC report
22 November 2020 | News
... should use the forthcoming Green Paper - that will look at how the DWP and the benefits system “can best help ... element to children under three and for some who acquire a disability after state pension age); and exploring whether ...
Train companies team up to improve accessibility for disabled customers
17 October 2016 | News
... both companies hosted an inaugural Inclusivity Forum giving disability groups and organisations the opportunity to offer ... regarding train travel. Attendees at the meeting included Disability Rights UK, I Am Me Scotland and N-Vision along ... in a similar role I have with Blackpool Transport, I know how beneficial it is for transport service and rail ...
Public Law Solicitors response to PIP consultation
20 August 2013 | News
... lawfulness of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013. The grounds of the challenge are ... for the purpose of identifying those who have higher disability-related costs. Indeed, it is very difficult to ... GP surgeries and so on without incurring the same extra disability-related costs as those who are unable to stand ...
EU copyright law could affect organisations ability to share key information
20 June 2018 | News
... to this, Article 11 could require web publishers, such as Disability Rights UK and other charities, to pay a 'link tax' when posting snippets of news from other ... though in the future this might not be allowed, unless we pay for them: http://digg.com/2018/eu-copyright-filtering ...
Disability Rights UK is looking for case studies and personal stories for its new Reskilling guide
10 November 2015 | News
... about their experiences of acquiring an impairment and how they dealt with returning to employment, ... Philip Connolly on 07706 643667 or email philip.connolly@disabilityrightsuk.org Disability Rights UK is looking for case studies and ...
“Special or Unique”: A new report from Disability Rights UK and LKMco
11 August 2019 | News
“Special or Unique”: A new report from Disability Rights UK and LKMco Disability Rights UK have ... Odell from Disability Rights UK said: “These findings show that, in some areas, little has changed for disabled ... teachers, school leaders and policymakers better understand how they can support young disabled people. The research ...
Leaders call on Prime Minister to create socially just Coronavirus recovery plan
17 June 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK has joined with leaders of more than ... from the Business and Sustainable Development Commission showed that if implemented the SDGs create at least US$12tn ... and societal inequalities Build coherent policies for a healthy planet and to aid the transition to net zero Unite ...