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People with common mental disorders have incomes two-thirds that of people without those conditions: new research report
07 February 2021 | News
Those with common mental disorders. like anxiety and depression have typical ... to a gap of £8,400 per year), according to a new Mental Health and Income Commission (MHIC) report. The MHIC ... income security; increasing levels of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), and ensure more workers can access it : Many ...
Personal Health Budgets scheme attracts just one in twenty target patients
21 April 2016 | News
Figures sourced under the Freedom of Information Act show that across 162 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in England, just 2,986 out of 53,611 Continuing Healthcare patients had opted to receive PHBs. For more see ... CCGs just can’t move away from ‘doctor knows best’ mentality.” Personal Health Budgets scheme attracts just ...
Social Security Advisory Committee mobility consultation
05 November 2019 | News
... is running a consultation until 3 December 2019 about how public funds can be used to best support disabled ... feel they cannot opt in to the Motability scheme? 3. How does participation/non-participation in the Motability ... of disability – for example physical impairment, mental health condition, learning difficulty other ...
How can poverty be reduced in the UK?
17 June 2015 | News
... to our thinking we asked three UK think tanks to tell us how they would reduce poverty: The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) asked How can we tackle poverty in the long term? The New Economic ... and taxation. The financial system should be managed so it does not increase inequality. IEA argues reforming policies ...
Destitution in the UK
28 April 2016 | News
... Foundation report defines destitution in the UK, looking at how many people are affected, who they are, and the main ... should be defined in the contemporary UK context; how much destitution there is in the UK; who is affected by ... factors. For those with complex needs, such as people with mental health problems, the situation was worse. Destitution ...
Disability Confident Britain? DWP progress report
09 December 2014 | News
... 1 year after we set out our plans in the disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far. The ... employers have benefited from disabled people's talents. However, disabled people are still overwhelmingly unemployed ... right to require people to participate in a programme that does not work; Invest in people's potential, through ...
Meet Charlotte, DR UK's Latest Marathon Runner!
04 September 2024 | News
... life event happened, do tell us more about that and how that might have changed your approach to training this ... at all. I find it really hard but I started running for my mental health. It’s really beneficial to me, mentally and ... run a marathon so when I did the virtual one, I felt so much pride. Doing that in London has been the dream ever ...
Benefits system errors ‘predominant factor’ in Disabled claimant’s death
26 January 2021 | News
... a personality disorder and diabetes and had been claiming Disability Living Allowance for her diabetes for a decade, ... nothing to eat… I genuinely can’t survive like this for much longer”. The agent who took the call said she did not ... of Disabled people with a variety of complex physical and mental conditions. It needs to put care at the heart of its ...
Less pre job offer health questions
09 December 2013 | News
Discriminatory health questions in recruitment reduce. Disability Rights UK ... to discriminate (for instance ‘have you ever experienced mental illness’ being used to screen candidates out). The ... that these questions told the employer nothing about how effective the person would be in their job. New ...
PIP delays leave Disabled people hundreds of millions of pounds out of pocket
05 July 2022 | News
... “PIP, which can see people with an illness, disability or mental health condition receive up to £157 a week, is a lifeline ... every hour for one-to-one help, and its webpage on “How the DWP makes a decision on PIP claims” had 27,700 ...