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New DWP and RNIB training partnership to better support Universal Credit claimants with sight loss
30 September 2019 | News
... the jobcentre additional support through the Work and Health and Access to Work programmes Minister for Disabled ... providing more in-depth training to key DWP staff, such as Disability Employment Advisors, to secure further ...
Government pledges national action following Doncaster abuse inquiry
02 November 2022 | News
... complex interactions between Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and children's social care services, and ... make additional recommendations around practice and policy. However, Ms Keegan announced that the Department for ... said: "This is a deeply disturbing report which highlights how the Government, local authorities, Ofsted and their ...
DWP assessment firms still producing shocking levels of sub-standard reports
26 January 2023 | News
... bidding for new five-year contracts to test eligibility for disability benefits are still producing a “shockingly ... reports written by outsourcing giants Atos and Capita shows that more than one in five (22%) had to be amended ... companies bidding for a share of £2.8 billion to carry out health and disability benefit assessments across five areas ...
DR UK becomes London living wage employer
11 February 2016 | News
... the living wage. We also agree to increase the amount we pay to employees by the same amount as any increase in the ...
Report exposes shocking rise in levels of food-poverty related illness
20 July 2023 | News
... in England. This was exposed alongside figures that showed that people were treated for diseases such as scurvy ... Royal College of GPs said: “If this is indicative of the health of our most vulnerable, then it is shocking. The ... and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the Disability Poverty Campaign Group said: “The reality is ...
Pensions and PA employers
04 June 2015 | News
... under the Care Act guidance, where people use a direct payment to employ their own support staff local authorities ...
Accessible toilet access varies wildly across UK
07 September 2021 | News
... when it comes to finding an accessible toilet, research by health and wellness testing company Check My Body Health has found. The company analysed the availability of ...
Norfolk Council’s ‘disregard’ for Care Act triggers CQC complaint
10 February 2016 | News
... need. It also claims the decision to remove ‘wellbeing’ payments for personal budget holders last year has had a ...
Gearing up for ‘I Can Make It Exchange’
02 March 2017 | News
... like to attend, please contact Anna Denham ( anna.denham@disabilityrightsuk.org ) Meanwhile our current champions ... Charlotte White, our Champion for Bristol, attended the Health & Social Science Fair at the University of West ... and in Leeds. So, if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition and live in any one of those areas or any ...
Our PIP Guide has been updated to include PIP psychological distress judgement
30 January 2018 | News
Our PIP Guide has now been updated to include changes to regulations following the High Court decision RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
From 16 March 2017, new PIP rules (regulations) prevented an award of the enhanced PIP mobility rate, for claimants who suffered psychological distress and needed someone with them when when trvelling on familiar journey.