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Calling all organisations who support disabled people to employ personal assistants
04 February 2019 | News
Opportunity for charities to become authorised advisors to EU citizens applying to settle in the UK.
Introduction to Welfare Benefits
07 October 2022 | Event
Part 1: The structure of the system and the importance of health & disability benefits - Thursday 22 September 9.45am - 12.45pm ...
Commonwealth Games put on their largest ever integrated para-sports programme
08 August 2022 | News
... Get Yourself Active said: "The Commonwealth Games 2022 has showcased what inclusivity in competitive sport can look ... we won't stop working towards our goal of achieving this. However, positive models such as the Commonwealth Games are ...
Almost 20,000 people still receiving 15 minute personal care visits
12 February 2018 | News
... in their area. Read Leonard Cheshire press release See how many get 15 minute visits in your area The figure is ... of information requests by Leonard Cheshire, a leading disability charity. Leonard Cheshire says: “Flying ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Almost 20,000 ...
23000 unpaid carers are under 9
15 May 2013 | News
... or more unpaid care per week has the greatest impact on the health of young carers in the age group 0 to 24, with males being 2.4 times more likely to have 'not good' health compared with those providing no unpaid care and ...
PIP and ESA reviews and reassessments suspended for the next three months
24 March 2020 | News
... for three months. It is also automatically extending all disability benefit awards at the current rate to provide ... will be contacted by the assessment provider to discuss how this will be taken forward. ESA and UC claimants whose ... sent renewal claim forms still be expected to return them? However, hopefully this will become clear in the next few ...
Minister says DWP practice of offering ‘take it or leave it’ decisions “is not something that should be happening”
15 March 2020 | News
... to recommend that: Guidance is issued to Decision Makers on how telephone contact with claimants regarding a mandatory ... and adds to that lack of trust. "The DWP needs to show it will quickly end this problem and make public how expects its Decision Makers to behave." For more ...
EHRC Launches Human Rights Treaty Tracker
08 October 2019 | News
... the status of treaty rights in the UK, and information on how to engage with international human rights mechanisms. ... Rights of Persons with Disabilities has information on how the convention is monitored, the current status of the ...
DR UK responds to SEND Crisis Inquiry
28 February 2025 | News
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) has responded to the Education ... The committee's aim of this inquiry was to "focus on how to achieve both short term stability and long-term ... unlawful practice. Many recommendations were given on how to resolve these issues, and a consistent message ...
Government delays critical social care meeting
23 June 2021 | News
... for social care, now.” Writing in the Daily Mail, former Health Secretary and current Chair of the Commons Health Committee Jeremy Hunt urged the prime minister to ...