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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 ...
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 ...
The New Programme Helping To Tackle Exclusion for Disabled Entrepreneurs
07 August 2024 | News
... about the barriers Disabled entrepreneurs face, and how they are tackling them, with a new programme supporting ... report experiencing a barrier due to their disability or health condition. The ableism embedded in society can ... incredible, and I can't thank them enough! I now have much more confidence in myself and my business. “I ...
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 ...
Roy Curtis: Autistic man killed himself six days after latest ‘fitness for work’ demand
07 December 2020 | News
... – who was autistic and had significant experience of mental distress – was only discovered when a bailiff ... 2018. The inquest heard repeated evidence over two days of how several agencies had failed Mr. Curtis in the weeks and ... is to adopt safeguarding measures on the basis that it does have such a legal duty.” For more information on the ...
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill will take our rights backwards
04 September 2018 | News
Today (Wednesday 5 th September) the committee stage of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill begins in the House of ... of people with conditions such as dementia, learning disability and brain injury. Commenting on the Bill Sue Bott ... out-of-date language such as ‘unsoundness of mind’ Too much power is being given to care home managers to decide ...
Increase in Disabled people’s use of food banks
02 November 2023 | News
... new report entitled: ‘ Disability and financial hardship: How disability benefits contribute to the need for food ... bank in their network are out of work, saying that their health condition or caring responsibilities mean that they ... drives poor Disabled people into financial hardship and mental distress, removing people’s capacity to thrive and ...
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 ...
We want to know how Brexit will affect your organisation
05 November 2016 | News
... and other sources of EU law. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR) would not apply, and the EU Court of ... recognised that withdrawing from the EU and the Charter does not have to mean withdrawing from the European ... We would like to explore this aspect. We want to know how Brexit will affect your organisation ...