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DWP must take urgent action to ensure mandatory medical requirements are not placed on UC claimants, says SSAC
24 September 2019 | News
... and engaging with their commitment and the Jobcentre. However, overall the SSAC says there is mixed evidence of ... may not be inspired to act … Claimants with physical and mental health problems were less likely than other claimants ... of the problems with the claimant commitment because DWP does not collect the right data: “The claimant commitment ...
Govt dismisses call to allow Universal Credit to be paid twice monthly in England and Wales
07 November 2017 | News
... Exclusion to allow flexibility so that Universal Credit payments might be made twice monthly in England and Wales. ... Responding to the Committee, the Government said it does recognise that the move to a single monthly household ... a significant change, especially for vulnerable claimants. However, it adds: “That is why the flexibility already ...
Video recording to be a standard part of the PIP assessment process
04 June 2018 | News
... is a fairer benefit than the old DLA system as it takes a much wider look at the way an individual’s health ... for the taxpayer. "We remain committed to understanding how the benefit is working and to continuous improvement in ... to the inquiry, an unprecedented public response to a departmental committee. Video recording to be a standard part ...
Poor care training putting disabled people at risk
22 April 2015 | News
... to infections. And, worse still, insufficient training on how to administer medication could lead to fatal overdoses, ... care certificate – which came into force this month – does little to address the increasing lack of training for ... paid below the national minimum wage. This is because non-payment of travel time and care workers having to pay for ...
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 ...
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 ...
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% ...
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 ...