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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 ...
DWP to decide PIP claims using unlawful and discriminatory rules until summer 2018
19 April 2018 | News
... McVey has now confirmed that the DWP will not appeal Disability Rights UK, who supported this case, welcomed the ... U-turn as it affects an estimated 164,000 claimants with mental health conditions. Esther McVey has now announced that both ...
DR UK welcomes initiatives regarding disabled apprentices
12 January 2017 | News
... helpful changes to make apprenticeships more inclusive. Disability organisations like our own have proposed ways to ... employers taking on a disabled person with an education and healthcare plan aged 19 to 24 years of age. This incentive ... . This gave the language the same status as English. We are much encouraged by these moves and look to disabled ...
Official data flags impact of inflation on Disabled people
03 November 2022 | News
... half of Disabled adults (55 per cent) are struggling to pay their energy bills and around a third (36 per cent) are ... impacted by the cost of living crisis. Government doesn't need any more evidence of the problem, it now needs ... crisis, with additional income to meet the extra costs of disability." Some 72 per cent of people with prepayment ...
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 ...
DR UK concerns over any funding settlement for health and social care
10 January 2017 | News
Independent living central to health and social care future. The future of our health and social care system is in the news today. Much of the focus of discussion has been about issues such ... all ages to be part of our communities as equal citizens. Disability Rights UK are also a signatory to a letter that ...
Strategic partner updates for February 2014
03 February 2014 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic ... UK’s events and workplan (lead on commissioning), and on how this will support local user-led organisations and ... in Southampton (Solent NHS Trust for both community and mental health: 27 February), Dudley (NHS Acute Trust: 28 ...
We respond to Govt disability employment strategy
16 December 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK urges Government to invest in the ... to enable disabled people to get employment support much more quickly than now. “At present people who are out ... the point they need it, as in Australia, is also welcome. However much depends on what is on offer after the gateway. ...
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 ...