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Disabled People Should Be Able To Try Work Without Risk To Their Benefits: New Cross-Party IPPR Report
19 September 2024 | News
... Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) cross-party Commission on Health and Prosperity has concluded its almost three-year ... to find appropriate work that suits for the long term.” However, it says that there are still many potential ... The recommendation that a period in which anyone with a disability or chronic health condition can try work – with ...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment: second independent review
29 March 2017 | News
... of reference mean it hasn't tackled some of the most fundamental problems with PIP; and some of its conclusions may ... should automatically be audio recorded are welcome. However, we are disappointed that, the review concludes that whether a Health Professional is a specialist in a health condition ...
DR UK condemns austerity cult as disabled man kills himself after £20 benefit cut
03 September 2018 | News
... to the effects of austerity. One note even describes how he spent £12 on a phone call to the Department of Work ... payments. Philip Connolly, policy manager at the charity Disability Rights UK, said: “The Equality and Human Rights ... calling on the government to urgently review PIP and make much needed improvements including simplified application ...
New Passenger Assistance app
15 August 2021 | News
... of many people having successful journeys using the app. However, if you’re still unsure about it or still have ... here’s a quick rundown on all there is to know! How does it make things easier? The app aims to make the ... is click download! 2. Set up your profile and provide as much information as you’d like – you’re in control of ...
DWP admits 'Access to Work' support is failing Disabled people
14 February 2025 | News
... transport is inaccessible. Attending the hearing, the Disability minister Sir Stephen Timms acknowledged there is ... the Access to Work scheme that provides free, confidential mental health support assistance with or without their employer’s ...
Disability Rights UK seeks industrial strategy that includes disabled people
02 March 2017 | News
... basis of the Government’s economic policy and addresses how the Government wishes to grow the economy and generate ... worked for everyone. At present the industrial strategy doesn’t offer this vision; there is no mention of race, ... what is happening in back to work support (the forthcoming Health and Work Programme will have around a quarter of the ...
Careers Advice and Post 16 Learning Options
15 January 2025 | Resource
... some form of education or training until they turn 18. This doesn’t mean staying in school—it can include different ... They can also provide information on local opportunities, how to apply, and the support you can expect. While careers ... the employer may have to help pay some of these costs. How much they pay depends on the size of the company. To get ...
Concerns for Disabled pensioners as Winter Fuel Payments cut
31 July 2024 | News
... means-tested benefits will no longer receive Winter Fuel Payments. Pension Credit is a means-tested benefit for ... with the extra costs of heating, required to stay safe and healthy. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK ... and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the Disability poverty Campaign Group said: “This announcement ...
New Census Analysis on Unemployment Rates
12 January 2024 | News
... Office of National Statistics (ONS) this week, focusing on how unemployment rates vary at the intersection of ethnicity and disability. 2021 Census data already highlighted the ... inequalities. For example, experiencing medical racism in a health setting, whilst also being Disabled, will place ...
DR UK says all ESA claimants should be exempt from the benefit cap
10 August 2016 | News
... claimant’s housing benefit. New DWP quarterly statistics show, that over the three years since the benefit cap was ... getting in to work? In his 24 August 2015 speech on work, health and disability, then Secretary of State for Work and ... work (and many would like to) it’s clear what is needed: much more flexible practices from employers (for instance, ...