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High success rate in ESA sanction challenges
11 August 2015 | News
New DWP statistics show that almost 67,000 sanctions applied to employment and ... sanctions. For people on ESA, all of whom are living with health conditions or disabilities, the figures tell a ... Key findings In respect of ESA claimants, the statistics show that in the period from 3 December 2012 - when the new ...
Safe Hate Crime reporting
02 February 2015 | News
... reaction and sends out a positive message for attitudes to disability. However, given the number of reported hate crimes it is not ... awareness of disability hate crime and incidents and how to report them. Safe Hate Crime reporting ...
Transport and Isolation
04 October 2024 | News
... affect Disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, and to particularly occur in areas ...
Man removed from home after court order granted in error
04 November 2020 | News
... wrongly granted the emergency order to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust after it wrongly sought to remove Aamir ... three paramedics arrived at his home in the early morning, showed him the order, and took him to hospital. In his ...
NPC Report Launched: What do People Want The Government To Do About the Environmental Crisis?
25 September 2023 | News
... groups and surveys with over 750 people asking them how they want charities and government to respond to the ... Groundwork UK, Barnardo’s, Woodcraft Folk, Re-engage, Disability Rights UK, CEMVO Scotland, and U3A. We found ... from social charities to advocate for action on the environmental crises. Contrary to the Prime Minister’s decision ...
Lords debate highlights unfairness of care cap
16 February 2022 | News
... avoidable and costly dependency." Critics have pointed out how the cap would be of most benefit to the wealthiest older people but there has been little discussion on how the cap affects Disabled people of working age. Disability Rights UK and Inclusion London are supporting ...
UNCRPD engagement events
11 October 2016 | News
... on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). How people contributed People contributed via: an online ... to be priorities and what evidence can you provide to show that there is or could be an adverse impact on the ... could also submit additional evidence please email crpd@disabilityrightsuk.org DR UK events Disability Rights UK ...
DR UK and Unison hold joint event on Brexit
15 September 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK and UNISON joint event at Parliament to discuss disability rights after Brexit On Tuesday September 10th ... to the UNCRPD and the human rights of disabled people. Healthcare: UNISON and Disability Rights UK are concerned ...
Our comment on benefits spending cap breach
19 June 2014 | News
... failing disabled people: latest DWP statistics (June 19) show one year job outcomes of people on Employment and ... problems of implementation of the new benefit regimes. At Disability Rights UK we hear every day from people who are ... months for a PIP decision after an accident or a new health condition, putting their lives on hold – when the ...
International disability rights leading light Judy Heumann dies
07 March 2023 | News
One of the founding mothers of the international disability rights movement, Judy Heumann, has died aged 75. ... work played a major part in the implementation of disability rights legislation in the United States. Judy ... Heumann was an internationally recognised leader of the disability rights movement whose activism led to the ...