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Tell us how your experience in the workplace is affected by workplace design
17 April 2018 | News
... try to understand people's experiences in the workplace and how this is impacted by workplace design. Drawing on their personal and professional experience of disability and ageing, they want to understand what more ... is your workplace? They would therefore very much appreciate if you could please take a moment to ...
Government must end “crippling uncertainty” over £20 per week uplift to UC and legacy benefits, say coalition of 60 organisations
30 November 2020 | News
... leaders. New analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that 6.2 million families will feel a £1,040 a year ... on the £20 uplift this week suggests that the Government does not intend to extend this lifeline to legacy benefits ... pandemic. Sick and disabled people and carers already faced much higher risks of poverty, a situation which has only ...
Jenna's Benefits Cuts story - 'Cuts will hurt, but we can fight'
02 April 2025 | News
... University Student and founder of Universities Against Disability Cuts UK, discusses how the proposed Benefits Cuts will have a devastating ... do affectionately call ’Rusty’), I could suddenly do so much more! No more skipped lectures because public transport ...
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 ...
Return of 14 year old exams despite rise in school refusal and mental health issues for teens
05 October 2021 | News
... of stress in many schools. These children often experience mental health conditions including high anxiety. “Children are ... of 14 year old exams despite rise in school refusal and mental health issues for teens ...
Evaluation: How Do We Bring People In?
20 August 2024 | News
... It's not something many roles usually have to have too much involvement in, especially in the development stages. ... insights from Disabled people and representatives were fundamental in shaping the final product. Their contributions ... to providing more nuanced insights that will influence how the evaluation data is interpreted. For instance, ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group statement on Winter Fuel Payment changes
18 September 2024 | News
The upcoming changes to the Winter Fuel Payment scheme fundamentally alter its identity, shifting it ... a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. The Disability Poverty Campaign Group is extremely concerned ...
Government publishes strategy to improve women’s health
26 July 2022 | News
The Government's Women's Health Strategy published last week commits to addressing ... age, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, or where she is from does not impact upon her ability to access services, or the ... screening services and for encouraging more research into how new approaches to improving cancer care for the whole ...
Local authority social care responsibilities under the spotlight
09 June 2016 | News
... Committee that has been taking evidence and considering how well local councils are dealing with personal budgets. ... most out of personalising care; The Department of Health does not believe that everyone who councils say are getting ... good care and proportionate support looks like, and how much it costs. Sue Bott, Deputy CEO Disability Rights UK ...
Government announces plans for a National Disability Strategy
19 December 2019 | News
... will be considered in a Green Paper and will consider how we can ensure the benefits system and wider DWP support can best help disabled people. The consultation “health is everyone’s business” will set out measures to ... law as well as legislating so that patients suffering from mental health conditions, including anxiety or depression, ...