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Committee papers on Mike Penning PIP progress quiz
23 January 2014 | News
... progress with the introduction of Personal Independence Payment for new claimants and the timetable for “natural reassessment” of existing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants, which began in ...
We say end over 65s PIP assessments
06 July 2014 | News
DR UK calls for end to automatic PIP assessment for over 65s Disability Rights UK, along with Age UK and Parkinson’s ... people is that they will lose their higher mobility DLA payments as the test for the higher PIP mobility rates is ...
Personalisation now independent living lite
05 November 2013 | News
... of disabled people for independent living but we need to pay attention to its future as well. The full article can be ...
Report highlights human rights homecare concerns
09 October 2013 | News
... those with dementia) and an unfounded belief that health and safety restrictions prevent care workers ... them. Little attention to older people’s choices about how and when their home care is delivered. Risks to personal ...
Bedroom Tax challenge goes to Supreme Court
11 January 2015 | News
Philip Connolly, policy officer at Disability Rights UK, said it was “mystifying” why ... justified and therefore lawful because discretionary payments are available to cover HB losses as a result of the ...
DHP human rights case approved
26 January 2014 | News
... review into Sandwell local authority’s decision to take Disability Living Allowance (DLA) into account when ... whether people should also receive Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP). Irwin Mitchell’s argument is that the council’s policy amounts to disability discrimination and a breach of British human ...
Disability hate crime links
10 October 2022 | Resource
... towards that person, or to cause them physical harm. disability hate crime network The network aims to be ... is based on the information publicly available from Governmental, Inter-Governmental and Non-Governmental ... provides information about hate crime or incidents and how to report it. Their website includes an online reporting ...
Report shows students ignorant of DSAs when applying for HE
16 January 2019 | News
... recent changes to DSA funding. Conclusions DSAs are instrumental in the decision to apply to higher education among ... assessment process overall Students with certain types of disability are more likely to be deterred from pursuing ... working well – but there is room for improvement Report shows students ignorant of DSAs when applying for HE ...
Supreme Court Judgement on English LA consultations
28 October 2014 | News
... Court judgement will force all Local Authorities to improve how they consult when making cuts and changes to services. ... throughout England and Wales. Alex Rook, a specialist health and welfare lawyer at Irwin Mitchell leading the ...
We oppose patient equipment charges
16 April 2014 | News
... their mobility. This could mean patients could be asked to pay for items such as crutches, walking sticks and neck ... British Medical Association. Liz Sayce, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: "Charging for essential ...