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New support measures for unpaid carers
29 November 2024 | News
... Mr Kinnock announced new projects to help give carers much-needed breaks and greater flexibility, as well as ... work activities but offers voluntary employment support. However, many thousands of people are not compensated for ... have the support they need so they can look after their own health and wellbeing. This funding will allow local ...
Government Rejects Call For Increase In £150 Cost Of Living Payment To Disabled People
30 January 2024 | News
... the need” especially given the extra costs those with a disability face as they often require “certain foods” or ... found that: it had not seen an adequate explanation for how £150 was determined as a suitable bridging payment for ... been forced to turn off heating and limit the charging of health and mobility- related equipment. This is morally ...
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 ...
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 ...
Careers and work for Disabled people
30 September 2024 | Resource
... must also produce a Local Offer. This is a document showing all the local services available to children and ... to Work will pay a proportion of the costs of support. How much your employer will pay depends on the cost of the ... of working These days many people choose to do work which does not follow the traditional 9am to 5pm pattern. Some ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Govt slow to move disabled from mental hospitals
03 February 2015 | News
... challenging behaviour, for whom it was appropriate, from mental hospitals into the community. “The process of ... and defies short-term solutions. Unless all parts of the health and social care systems work effectively together, it ... more and read the report Govt slow to move disabled from mental hospitals ...
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 ...