Search results
451-460 of 3877 results
Philippa Day: young disabled mother took her own life after being told to attend PIP assessment
17 January 2021 | News
... the world, has affected my identity.” The inquest heard how Philippa had experienced months of distress due to ... DWP and Capita had been told of her history of significant mental distress and mental health inpatient admissions, that she was agoraphobic, and ...
Loss of disability premiums when claiming UC is discriminatory says High Court
13 June 2018 | News
... More about universal credit More about universal credit and disability Leigh Day press release TP and AR, R (On the ... area, to receive better treatment. AR suffers from severe mental health issues. In 2017, he moved from Middlesbrough to ...
Changes in UC transitional protection rules for those on or who lost severe disability premium
06 June 2018 | News
... HCWS745 More about universal credit Universal credit and disability In this statement, made by Esther McVey (The ... ensures that a claimant moving from one benefit to another does not suffer a loss in income at the point of change. However, claimants receiving transitional payments usually ...
Get Yourself Active celebrates an excellent set of results from a partnership that it is part of.
20 June 2018 | News
Get Yourself Active are pleased that Chester FC Mental Health & Wellbeing which we through our partners, Cheshire ... Active can offer you to get active as well as the work it does in the area get in touch with Tom Bell the project ...
For over 2 million people who are long-term unemployed as result of disabilities and health conditions the DWP just isn’t working: new report
27 October 2020 | News
... to work due to the impact of disabilities and long-term health conditions and it’s a number that looks set to ... who need it. New Local concludes: “By addressing fundamental barriers within the current system, the shift to a ... spent 18 months seconded from Mind to the DWP advising on how to better support people with mental health problems and ...
How our GOGA Peer Support Project is making disabled people more active
20 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK set up a Peer Support Project in Oct ... The aim is to get disabled people and people with health conditions more active by providing trained mentors ... www.gogapeersupport.org and www.getoutgetactive.co.uk How our GOGA Peer Support Project is making disabled people ...
Should I stay or should I go? Get independent advice before you claim Universal Credit
24 April 2022 | News
... Universal Credit sooner if you think it’s right for you." However, the DWP is not going to identify, advise or inform ... an understanding of what support may be available and how much you might get.” Alongside a warning that those ... they may be better off on UC . However, where someone has a disability, especially a severe disability, then (due to the ...
Concerns raised on failure to involve Disabled people in Labour Market Advisory Board
30 September 2024 | News
... and sick people out of work. The current Government, much like its predecessor, appears to be set against ... to close the fiscal gap left by Brexit and the pandemic, however, it does need to show some understanding of the causes of ...
DR UK works with BBC Newsnight to challenge carers benefit debt
16 May 2024 | News
... receipt of carers allowance have had demands to pay back as much as £20,000 in overpayments after unknowingly breaching ... sick family members. The current rate is £81.90 per week, however if your earnings are one penny over £151 per week, ... with many carers falling further into debt, suffering ill health , losing their savings and inheritances , and in ...
DWP failings linked to death of claimant whose body lay undiscovered for years
15 February 2023 | News
... “self-neglecting”, had little food and appeared unaware how to access support from local services. Despite being ... her because she believed – following years of significant mental distress and a diagnosis of schizophrenia – that ... that no-one from adult social care or the community mental health team had visited her for years, even though she had ...