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Government must listen to families of Disabled children on school attendance
02 March 2022 | News
... defiant truancy, but caused by a genuine impairment or health condition, such as poor mental health resulting from a lack of meaningful SEND ... to remember that ‘attendance support’ means so much more than the number of children in school. It means ...
Tackling social exclusion and disability harassment
27 May 2013 | News
... since it is more difficult for victims to escape. However, he assured that the government is taking necessary ... not share the Minister’s enthusiasm for the bill as it does not reflect the government rhetoric that there was ... grammar school, studying for my GCSEs. This put me in a much stronger position to petition for my continued ...
Disabled students should be given Universal Credit eligibility say UKIM
10 October 2018 | News
... is one of several significant proposals made by UKIM on how the Government should mitigate the adverse impacts of ... their student finance with ESA to pay for their extra disability related costs and attend colleges and ... away from their home. However, Universal Credit as it does not also automatically treat such students as having a ...
Our latest benefit appeal summaries
20 March 2019 | News
... financial help they need because of their disability at a much earlier point.” For more information see Appeal Court ... benefits made by her department.” It is difficult to see how a disadvantage which is arbitrary can be justified. ... a fixed term award to be inappropriate. The section does not set out the legal consequences of a decision that a ...
Budget 2015
17 March 2015 | News
... Children and young people experiencing problems with their mental health . £1 billion provided over the next 5 years to start ... technology, research and a campaign to raise awareness of how to reduce and report nuisance calls. 2.246 Talking buses ...
ILF celebrates 27 years of providing support
04 June 2015 | News
... I guess it's a bit like one of those talent shows where an excellent participant inexplicably gets ... member that we have seen and been able to comment on pretty much the same information as the trustees. You know you ... having such document that underpins what your organisation does that others can learn from. Much of the conflict and ...
DR UK comments on the Green Paper on work capability assessment
29 October 2016 | News
... fit for purpose. ‘The work capability assessment test doesn’t do what it should, and revamping it is way overdue. ‘We also need much better support for those who can work, including more ... we need a stronger message to business. It doesn’t matter how willing and skilled disabled people become if employers ...
Evidence needed from disabled students refused Universal Credit
15 April 2020 | News
... Students are disqualified from making a claim to UC. However, Regulation 14(b) Universal Credit Regulations 2013 ... in receipt of a qualifying benefit (attendance allowance, disability living allowance or personal independence ... who are seeking to become students. The exemption therefore does not apply to disabled students who attempt to claim UC ...
Align social security with health and care systems and fully fund advice provision: open letter to Government
23 November 2020 | News
An alliance of organisations working across social care, mental health, disability, homelessness, and welfare rights has ... We therefore call on the Government to review how the provisions in relevant legislation (e.g., the Care ...
Election manifestos 2016: See what you voted for
03 May 2016 | News
... the new cuts proposed by the Conservative Government. However, we have always accepted that Northern Ireland is ... Support the ongoing implementation of the Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning – various initiatives proposed. ...