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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 ...
Sense launches Covid Inquiry petition
07 September 2021 | News
A new survey by disability charity Sense shows that over three quarters of Disabled people want next ... must investigate what has happened to them, and if it doesn’t, fear the same mistakes will happen again. With ... enough support. Two thirds of respondents say their mental health has got worse during the pandemic, with over ...
DR UK Response To Fit Note Reform Consultation
22 July 2024 | News
... of the fit note process to support those with long term health conditions “to access timely work and health ... out so called “sicknote culture”. “Statutory sick pay in the UK is low by international standards , and UK ... – there are now nearly two million people waiting for mental health support and approaching 8 million for elective ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cornwall to end its maximum weekly care charge?
20 August 2013 | News
... and including disability related benefits when assessing how much individuals can afford to pay. The proposed disability ... to speak to local groups Cornwall Council's Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing consultation document is available to ...
DR UK CEO Kamran Malick's Global Summit Speech
23 July 2018 | News
... their own rights. We know from experience that such change does not come from spontaneous innovation by governments. ... many disabled people (25 years to implement some changes). However it recognised for the first time that we as disabled ... race, gender or sexuality. As Sophie has indicated there is much still to do. Where should our focus be? Finding ...
How personal are personal budgets in 2017?
19 September 2017 | News
... survey echoes many of the same issues people with direct payments report to Disability Rights UK on our helpline . Lack of social care funding and ignorance about how personalisation should work is resulting in choice and ...
CQC to conduct 12 local system reviews of health and social care
04 July 2017 | News
CQC has been asked by the Secretaries of State for Health and for Communities and Local Government to undertake ... The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will look specifically at how people move between health and social care, including ... on people over 65 years old. The review will not include mental health services or specialist commissioning but, ...