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EHRC Inquiry into Criminal Justice System
11 July 2019 | News
... seeks experiences of people with cognitive impairment, mental health condition and neurodiverse people in the criminal ...
Ofgem announces new price cap for energy
28 February 2023 | News
... charge consumers for each kilowatt hour of energy they use. How much you pay depends on how much energy is used. The ... support for Disabled people who use energy for reasons of health and independence.” DR UK are one over 80 charities ...
Vote to annul PIP changes fails in the Lords
27 March 2017 | News
... the PIP Activities for Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition and Planning and following a journey. You ... for a review of the impact was carried by 162 votes to 154. However, this motion does not prevent the changes coming into effect. In her ...
International day of disabled people
02 December 2014 | News
... THE WORLD on the international day of disabled people Disability Rights UK sends greetings to disabled people and ... is underpinned by the principle of choice and control over how our support needs are met. The Care Act also says that ... processes set to significantly limit their impact. The much larger Work Programme has a failure rate of over 90% ...
DR UK launches UNCRPD evidence report in House of Lords
08 March 2017 | News
... of Persons with Disabilities will examine the UK, to track how well the UK is doing in progressively realising our ... as a mother and a partner, and neglected my rapidly failing health. In the meantime the devastation it has had on me ... of the person London ‘If like me you have a so-called ‘mental disorder’ you can be compulsorily detained and ...
Disability costs must be covered before applying £30 ESA cut say MPs
02 February 2017 | News
... unavoidable living costs relating to their conditions, and how it will ensure that these costs are covered. Commenting ... on the Work and Pensions select committee report on disability employment published on 3 February, Liz Sayce, ... paper to be welcomed, the select committee report says much more is needed and the government must be pragmatic ...
DWP admits wrongly refusing PIP to record number of Disabled people
24 February 2022 | News
... the past year, reports The Independent . Separate figures show the cost of these reviews has surged by 26% in the last ... of the reconsideration and tribunal systems on their mental health.” Over half (56%) of claims which were taken to ...
Chancellor Announces Back To Work Plan for Disabled People Backed By Tougher Sanctions
17 November 2023 | News
... to Work Plan to help Disabled people, those with long-term health conditions, or “long-term unemployment” to look ... for people to get specialised work and health support.” However, stricter benefit sanctions will also be enforced by ... provides but is becoming relentless and in an era of rising disability hate crime, unhelpful. For Disabled and ...
UK Government Retrogressive Measures Impact Negatively on Disabled People
22 August 2017 | News
... of the EU withdrawal Bill has raised further concern as much of the provisions of the CRPD are enacted in the UK ... said in our own submission. We are not just talking about how benefit changes but right across the spectrum of health, social care, employment and education retrogressive ...
Unlawful detention of disabled people condemned
12 March 2014 | News
... concludes that legislation created to protect people with mental health conditions - including dementia and autism - has ... if they want to keep someone under constant observation. However human rights group Liberty told the inquiry that ...