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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 ...
Disabled childrens bedroom tax amendment defeated
29 January 2014 | News
... that the restriction to one bedroom under paragraph (5) does not apply if it is in the interests of the welfare of a ... 150,000 families with children being affected. Research shows that children who are forced to move home, away from ... put suffer an average loss of income of £14 a week, with much higher losses for many, impacting on their ability to ...
Report shows millions of Disabled people living in cold homes
09 December 2022 | News
... millions of Disabled people and those living with a serious health condition are spending this winter living in cold and ... on fuel poverty take place on November 3. The figures show that up to 15% of vulnerable people have ... the UK’s poorest homes. Dan White one of the leads at the Disability Poverty Campaign Group and policy and campaigns ...
UK Government refuses to attend UN meeting scrutinising its rights violations of Disabled people under UNCRPD
28 August 2023 | News
... that monitors implementation of the UNCRPD that it does not want to undergo public scrutiny on its progress at ... standards and support had got worse. Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK, which was on the shadow report’s ... at the time: “The findings of this report highlight just how important it is that the independent Covid inquiry into ...
Litchfield 5th review published
26 November 2014 | News
... Work-Related Activity Group (WRAG) or Support Group; and Mental Health conditions and Learning Difficulties. You can ... that delivers the person’s back to work support. However it is also a missed opportunity in that it doesn’t examine the relevance of the descriptors or the ...
DWP secretary refuses PIP regulations debate
15 March 2017 | News
... Green is reported as saying that to do so is “above my pay grade”. He also acknowledged “a handful of people” ... changes to PIP Activities Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition and Planning and following a journey from ... which means they automatically become law without a vote. However, it is possible move a motion to annul a negative ...
DWP Recompensating Those Wrongly Advised to Claim Income Support
26 July 2023 | News
... on or after 31 January 2011 because of a disability or health condition instead of employment and support allowance (ESA) on how to apply for a “special payment”. Those who made ... out how your disability or health condition affects how much you can work. You will only be eligible for a special ...
UC is “not fit for purpose”: TUC calls for a new benefit “to deliver a fair and dignified system for everyone”
22 September 2022 | News
... by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) focuses on why and how Universal Credit (UC) should be replaced as the main ... housing, and the added living costs linked to disability. A system that is simple to understand and ... support for some groups of disabled people will be much lower in UC than current support available for people ...
How disabled people could be affected in the case of a Brexit No Deal
07 April 2019 | News
The Government has published a series of papers on how the UK will cope in the event of a no-deal. Read our Brexit manifesto : The implications of Brexit for disability rights: Influencing future debate and policy Find ... Rights Key guides which might affect disabled people in health, work, education and travel View all guides Operation ...
Meet Manuela, DR UK's Star Marathon Runner!
25 March 2025 | News
... Read this interview to learn more about Manuela's training, how running gives her mental clarity and her passion for disability justice. We're honoured to have her on board! To ...