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Census 2021 data shows increase in number of Disabled people.
26 January 2023 | News
... in England and Wales was “Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last ... out day-to-day activities?” was asked. The results showed that in England in 2021, there was a smaller ...
Disability Rights UK response to joint committee report on Draft Care and Support Bill
20 March 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK urges a sustainable funding solution to ... is a real crisis in care. Resolving the crisis is as much a matter of funding as of law reform. We want the ... We believe the Bill to be a positive step forwards but it doesn’t do enough to give disabled and older people and ...
Almost half of food bank users have money taken by DWP from benefit payments
30 November 2020 | News
... people to afford the essentials and can affect people’s mental health. More than half of households (53%) at food banks ... and Policy Adviser said: “In June 2019, a report by the Disability Benefit Consortium found that the five-week wait ...
SEND Tribunal Appeals at a record high
19 December 2023 | News
... over the same period. Most concerning and revealing, however, is the increase in successful appeals. In other ... SEND Tribunal isn’t a marriage guidance counsellor and it doesn’t take “sides”; it applies the law. It looks at ... The argument is always that SEND provision costs too much money but it's clear that the current gatekeeping ...
1 In 10 Businesses Unable To Support An Employee With A Disability Or Health Condition
10 August 2016 | News
... an employee with a disability or living with a long term health condition. Read the report below . Employment ... people make a valuable contribution to the workplace , however more than one in ten (12%) worry that disabled ... that disabled people will claim discrimination if the job does not work out. The report warns that the Government’s ...
Election campaigners ‘living in parallel universe’ by not acknowledging a quarter of the UK population says Disability Rights UK
03 June 2024 | News
... are talking about disabled people. “They must talk about how they intend to change things for us so that we go from ... the most basic bills. It is inconceivable to anyone who doesn’t swallow the rhetoric and conjecture and actually ... poverty, cut essential public services and worsened our mental and physical health. “Widening poverty, high energy ...
What does good work mean for you?
10 May 2017 | News
Matthew Taylor is asking what does good work mean for you? Matthew is CEO of the RSA ... for you. You can also post comments on the RSA website Disability Rights UK encourages our members to aid this ... review by saying what good work is for people living with health conditions or disability. What does good work mean ...
Commission Launches Major Report on Health and Social Care Reform
13 September 2023 | News
... for Public Policy Research's new report entitled For Public Health and Public Finances: Reforming Health and Social ... report goes into the ways we need a systemic overhaul in how health and social care function, and Disability Rights UK were involved as part of the team of ...
Labour launches its manifesto with promises on disability and accessibility
13 June 2024 | News
... job without fear of an immediate benefit reassessment if it does not work out With the planned Great British ... create plans to support more Disabled people and those with health conditions into work. We will devolve funding so ... create a sustainable National Care Service. We will explore how best we manage and support an ageing population; how ...
Government continues Household Support Fund (HSF)
03 September 2024 | News
... councils to support low-income families in their area. How the money is allocated and who is eligible, varies from ... Ireland. The £421m extension package will provide a much-needed discretionary funding pot to struggling Local ... households.” “Whilst the HSF extension is welcome, it does not undo the damage being caused to millions of ...