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Social care green paper expected in 2018
16 November 2017 | News
... programme of work, led jointly by the Department of Health and the Department for Communities and Local ...
The Carers (Scotland) Bill
04 May 2015 | News
... provisions and the response to these proposals from the Health and Sport Committee’s call for written evidence. ...
Latest report from I Can Make It
05 October 2017 | News
... to see that a special edition of Construction News covering disability and construction will be out next week. So, do ... eye out for it. It’s encouraging to see trade magazines showing people with disabilities working in places that ... not expected, and that the industry is thinking about how they can employ more disabled people. Finally, we’d ...
Three of the UK's biggest cities have no plans for providing wheelchair-accessible homes
06 December 2022 | News
... This is a major issue, as Habinteg's research has shown that 91% of homes don't provide the four main features ... remain optional. Mikey Erhardt, Housing Policy Lead at Disability Rights UK said: "Yet again, another piece of research shows how the housing system is rigged against Disabled ...
Our position on the ILF closure
21 July 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK position on the Independent Living Fund ... transferred to them to existing ILF users in their area? b) How are they co-producing their plans with disabled people? ... Jane Campbell for the Government to establish a cross departmental reference group to include representatives of ILF ...
DR UK responds to the shelving of the Bill of Rights
07 September 2022 | News
Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK, said: One of the new Prime Minister's ... shelved until further notice . Before this announcement, Disability Rights UK, alongside 123 other social justice ... too often undermined and ignored. The pandemic highlighted how often Disabled people's rights are seen as optional – ...
Government rejects compulsory Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
07 April 2022 | News
... of PEEPs could bring “excessive costs” to the taxpayer, “hinder others in evacuating” and prevent the ... (EHRC) response to the Grenfell Inquiry also highlights how a refusal to protect residents in their escape from fire ...
Universal Credit cuts will come as ‘a shock’
25 August 2021 | News
... concerns about the £90 per month reduction, with surveys showing that between a fifth and a third of claimants had no ... also highlighted high levels of anxiety among clients over how they will cope with the loss of income, with half a ... And yet still the Government won’t listen, instead showing callous disregard for those who live near or beneath ...
UK ‘no longer’ systemically racist – report called into question
30 March 2021 | News
... of racism was found, but not ‘systemic’ evidence, shows a lack of understanding of how tickbox culture can be used to mask inequality of ... not one example of the use of the word ‘Disabled’ or ‘disability’ in this report either, which is indicative of ...
Our benefit cap information has been updated
28 August 2018 | News
... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Our benefit cap ...