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DR UK and University of Exeter Launch Study Into Disability Pay Gap
10 July 2024 | News
Researchers from the University of Exeter are working with Disability Rights UK to study the Disability pay gap across ... reporting . In particular, the project hopes to understand how the Disability pay gap varies by different personal ... Derbyshire, a Research Fellow in the Department of Public Health and Sports Science at the University of Exeter, said: ...
Half a million Disabled people set to lose out when DWP scraps ‘work capability assessment test
31 July 2023 | News
... November. The plans, that were outlined in the March 2023 Health and Disability White Paper , will not be introduced ... £400 a month at current benefit rates. The new figures show that, as of November 2022, there were 516,000 people who ... the extra costs Disabled people face in life (although it doesn’t do this very well).” He also pointed to the ...
90% Of PIP Standard Daily Living Component Recipients Would Fail New Green Paper Test
23 April 2025 | News
... has highlighted a freedom of information (FOI) request showing that the Government’s proposed new Personal ... Benefits and Work says: “we think that the OBR are being much too optimistic in arguing that over half a million ... There is very little support available for claimants whose health conditions may limit their ability to pursue an ...
70% of Disabled people feel DWP contracted assessor did not understand their condition: shocking new Z2K research
24 May 2021 | News
... asked their opinion on whether the Government’s upcoming Health and Disability Green Paper will deliver on generating ... trained in the condition they are assessing If an assessor does not have specialist knowledge of the condition they are ... evidence from parents, support workers, social workers, mental health workers etc. should not be undermined, ...
Youth Select Committee report on cost-of-living impact highlights disability
08 March 2024 | News
... investigating the cost of living impacts on young people's health and wellbeing. The Youth Select Committee , which is ... affected by the cost-of-living crisis which shows no sign of abating. Amongst the many recommendations in ... to accessing affordable nutritious food and sufficient mental health services, my generation is grappling with ...
Honouring Black History Month
26 October 2023 | News
This Black History Month, at DR UK we know how intersectional our struggles are – there is no ... riots of 1958. Throughout her life, she dealt with poor health as a result of growing up in poverty. Brad Lomax ... rights and disability rights movement. He was also instrumental in setting up the East Oakland Centre for Independent ...
Say No To Assisted Dying - Fazilet Hadi
10 April 2025 | News
... encounter from friends, family and wider society. It also shows itself institutionally, in the way society is ... with life expectancy and healthy life years being much worse for working-class people and those living in the ... not be done through a Private Member’s Bill. This process doesn’t have the depth of consideration that would be ...
Digital universal credit system breaches principles of law and stops claimants accessing support
27 June 2023 | News
... and operation of this digital- by-design benefit does not align with social security legislation. Some ... circumstances (for example if they have a disability or health condition). But the digital claim form doesn’t ... updated to provide further information to claimants about how their award has been calculated. At a minimum, the DWP ...
Disability Rights UK’s Together Fund – Our Impact!
08 December 2023 | News
... delivery and impact of Sport England’s Together Fund, showing the vast and long-lasting impact this fund has on ... , as well as improving their self-confidence and overall mental health. Projects reported increased capacity and ... beyond the life of the fund because there is still so much to be learnt from each other.” Disability Rights ...
BPS signs consensus statement calling for removal of benefit sanctions
25 March 2019 | News
... Psychological Society has joined eight other leading mental health organisations in calling for the removal of benefit ... or appropriate help in returning to or gaining paid work. However, the statement makes clear that no one with a mental ...