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Minister confirms testing of an new severe disability group for health and disability benefit receipt
12 September 2023 | News
... new initiatives to make it easier to apply for and receive health and disability benefits.” This includes he said, ... “employment and health discussions”, with a “focus on how we can help people overcome barriers to work”. a ... net criteria of “substantial risk” to physical or mental health if found not to have a LCWRA. Inevitably this ...
Many thousands of women owed compensation following DWP failure to communicate changes to State Pension age
25 March 2024 | News
A comprehensive investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSBO) has found that thousands of ... between 2024 and 2026, to 67 by 2036, and to 68 by 2046). However, the Pensions Act 2011 accelerated this timetable ... out the eligibility criteria for the new State Pension. How much new State Pension someone can claim is based on their ...
Strategic partner updates for October 2013
25 November 2013 | News
... on Disability Rights UK’s events and workplan, and on how this will support local user-led membership ... will be extended to all NHS services in England, including mental health services, community nursing, and outpatient ... Rights UK with its workplan as a strategic partner and how does this help our members and networks? If a thing or two ...
General Election manifestos 2017
01 June 2017 | News
... - the money released will be transferred directly to health and social care re pensioners - maintain free bus ... do so will not bring the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights into UK law will look into repealing or ... on Human Rights for the duration of the next parliament - however British troops will in future be subject to the Law ...
UK Social Security System Is “Consciously Cruel” And “Ruining Lives”: “Human Rights Is in Crisis” Finds Amnesty UK
28 April 2025 | News
... across our basic rights to housing, food, education, healthcare and social security. The evidence delivers damning conclusions on how the system processes, punishes, harms and dehumanises ... Disabled people vulnerable to debt, food insecurity and mental health challenges. The financial hardship that ...
Government action needed to end the institutionalisation of Disabled people
21 June 2024 | News
... people with a learning disability living as inpatients in mental health ATUs have been missed. The latest target was ... in 2015 by March 2024 at the latest. Published figures show that the reduction made is only around 30%, with 2,045 ... of £237,000 a year. In 2019, VODG research indicated that much of the market for this type of provision was controlled ...
Incapacity and disability benefit claimants feel particularly hard hit during coronavirus outbreak, MPs find
26 April 2020 | News
... found they are unable to claim any benefits. The survey shows that incapacity and disability benefit claimants feel ... how we have been left, disgraceful.” Individuals with mental health conditions described how social distancing measures ...
Free iPads for care homes ‘not enough’ says DR UK
30 September 2020 | News
... won’t solve this problem and connecting via a device doesn’t work for everyone, but it will help some families ... needs to provide care homes with clear guidance on how to facilitate face to face visits where it is safe to do ... people human contact with loved ones has serious impacts on mental health.” Free iPads for care homes ‘not enough’ ...
Strategic partner updates for July 2013
25 July 2013 | News
... patients and their families and friends should have a much greater role in social care and the NHS. If you would ... the new system offers to individual disabled people and how they can have our voices heard. A forthcoming report by ... the Francis Inquiry Report) and parity of esteem for mental and physical health. More generally speaking, t he ...
National Audit Office publishes findings on NHS continuing healthcare
04 July 2017 | News
NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) is a package of care provided outside of ... care services, some of which the individual may have to pay for. Key findings of the investigation include: NHS ... expectations about whether they will receive funding and does not make best use of assessment staff. In most cases ...