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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 ...
MPs say housing cost reform hurts disabled people
01 April 2014 | News
... or who need an extra room as a result of their disability, and who are unlikely to be able to move house or ... other areas someone in the same circumstances has to pay as much as 20% of their Council Tax. The Government should ... private and social sector landlords are concerned about how tenants will manage direct payments of housing costs ...
Family of Jodey Whiting seeks fresh inquest into her death to examine role played by DWP
07 January 2020 | News
... 2017. She was a vulnerable woman with multiple physical and mental health illnesses which left her house-bound, requiring 23 ... have been entitled to publicly funded legal representation. However, a subsequent inquiry by the Independent Case ...
Strategic partner updates October 2015
05 October 2015 | News
... commissioning. For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ... impact on professionals and on what they are doing? How does this happen? Maybe your DPULO is already involved with ... by Tuesday 6 October. Gearing up for one of the most fundamental changes in NHS history Sir Bruce Keogh has outlined ...
90% of Low-Income Families on Universal Credit Going Without Essentials
05 July 2024 | News
... (60%) reported going without essentials like food, showers, heating and toiletries in the 6 months to May 2024, ... by the additional costs associated with disability and ill-health, and partly by the barriers to work Disabled people ... part in the range of social and cultural activities that much of society takes for granted.” For more information, ...
Open Letter To Liz Kendall: Don’t Continue With WCA Cuts
28 October 2024 | News
... do nothing to address current labour shortages. They will however increase levels of entrenched deprivation. Poverty ... risk” group. These are not people with “mild” mental health conditions, as portrayed in sections of the media. ...
Law change needed to tackle disability pay gap
04 November 2019 | News
... companies with over 50 people to have to take action on the disability pay gap. Analysis by the TUC shows that one in two disabled people of working age who ...
New guide to Adult Disability Payment in Scotland launched
14 August 2023 | News
Adult disability payment (ADP) is a benefit for people in Scotland between ... to claim than PIP? Data published on 31 January 2023 show that 60% of ADP claims result in awards (30% of claims ... of time. To this end, we have written a guide Adult Disability Payment: a Guide to the Benefit , which you can ...
Carer Support Payment (Scotland)
23 April 2025 | Resource
Carer support payment is a benefit for people in Scotland who regularly ... support payment? Qualifying benefits What if I am working? How much do I get? Carer’s allowance supplement How do I ...
New Universal Personalised Care Model launched
30 January 2019 | News
... and local government, and organisations from across health, care, voluntary and community-based sectors, as well ... by 2024, giving them the same choice and control over their mental and physical health that they have come to expect in ... care: Implementing the Comprehensive Model confirms how we will do this by 2023/24. It is the action plan for ...