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1000 Tweaks: Making Leicester a healthier place
22 August 2018 | News
... and Leicester City Council are working together to see how we can make Leicester a healthier place to live as part of a new initiative called ... , setting up an award winning football club for people with mental health conditions or providing information to help ...
Assessment process for carers under the Care Act
15 April 2025 | Resource
... relevant support when they require it. This process affects how carers are assessed and how carers interact with local ... has eligible needs. This replaces the existing law that does not grant carers a legal right to receive support and ... basis’. With the new law, it doesn’t matter now how much care the carer provides. Any carer who feels they could ...
Concerns over disabled peoples access to DHPs
14 July 2014 | News
... authorities have struggled to make long-term plans for how discretionary housing payments (DHPs) would be used when ... disabilities fail to apply for DHPs, especially those with mental health difficulties. more than half (56 per cent) of those ...
Government must halt ‘managed migration’ to universal credit, charities UK wide demand
05 May 2022 | News
... 2.6 million claimants, including 700,000 people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and dementia ... people through a system that its own research has shown to be difficult to navigate. DWP research with people ...
The Activity Trap: Disabled people’s fear of being active
08 October 2018 | News
... disabled people to be active in all aspects of their lives. However evidence suggests that disabled people fear losing ... active. Being active and reaping the benefits from activity does not happen in isolation. We cannot continue to assume ... this report helps to widen the discussion beyond sport and health. Whilst some actions are long-term and will not ...
Student FAQs
23 September 2024 | Resource
... full-time students are not eligible for Universal Credit. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. You can ... my Universal Credit? Your student income can affect how much Universal Credit you get. Universal Credit is paid ... them from benefiting from the education provided. The LA does not have to provide free transport and can ask you to ...
How could employers and services better support disabled people through sickness absence?
13 February 2018 | News
... has helped you during sickness absence? Is Statutory Sick Pay working for disabled people? How do you think it could be improved? How could employers better support staff who have ...
DR UK questions the need for the new Health and Work Conversation to be mandatory
16 July 2017 | News
DWP FOI responses give fuller picture of mandatory Health and Work Conversation. Following Freedom of ... support over 4 years “for people who due to an illness or disability are unable to work at the moment, but may be able ... Importantly, one FOI response has confirmed that the DWP does not have the statutory power that requires a claimant ...
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are under-resourced to the point of refusing patients
07 April 2022 | News
... support by the under-funded CAMHS service. Stem4, a youth mental health charity, surveyed over 1,000 General Practitioners (GPs) across the UK. The survey shows that while CAMHS was struggling before the pandemic, ...
The Disability Rights Handbook: A Brief History
18 January 2024 | News
... difficult to get any information from the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). Leaflets promoting ... in nature, including one on sex and disability. The focus, however, was on the state benefits available to Disabled ... is very different from that of Sally Robertson. There is so much more case-law now, but it is available at the touch of ...