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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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...