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Over 1.5 million people were destitute in the UK in 2017
06 June 2018 | News
... in the UK 2018 report says serious physical health and mental health problems were reported by almost half of all ... A survey of people using Trussell Trust food banks showed that disabled people are at a highly disproportionate ... they received a lower rate of benefit, and also faced a much higher degree of conditionality, with an associated ...
Key health and care bodies say keeping and extending the £20 week UC lifeline is crucial
08 February 2021 | News
Key bodies working across health and care have written an open letter to the Prime ... Royal Society of Public Health The Association of Mental Health Providers The Mental Health Network of the NHS Confederation These leading ...
Social Care green paper delayed yet again
19 December 2018 | News
... supposed to be published this week, before the end of 2018. However, in a new 'Brexit inspired' definition of the word ... paper and younger disabled people with Secretary of State Health and Social Care Matt Hancock on 19 December. In the ... paying for social The briefing suggests that the government does not see taxation as a ‘valid solution’. Previous ...
Face-to-face assessments to resume for health and disability benefits
30 March 2021 | News
... DWP has announced that, “in line with the latest public health guidance and adhering to strict safety protocols”, ... begin reintroducing face-to-face assessments for health and disability benefits. Face-to-face assessments for: ... suspend its rule on removing benefit if someone cannot show “good cause” for not attending a medical assessment. ...
Disability and Skills Unit Apprenticeships Now event
02 March 2017 | News
... event on 23 March 2017. Chris Renouf talked about how working for Channel 4 as an apprentice has given him a ... a young person if the institution is named in an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan; and the duty to use their best ... about the many things that affect our wellbeing , including mental health, our sense of being and sense of inclusion, ...
Nearly two-thirds of disabled adults say COVID-19-related concerns affecting their well-being
23 April 2020 | News
... more likely than non-disabled adults to report spending too much time alone. Around a third (35%) of disabled adults ... of non-disabled adults. Almost 1 in 10 (8.3%) adults with a disability reported often or always feeling lonely in the ... action that is helping people cope while staying at home; however, spending time with members of their household was a ...
Family of Errol Graham launch legal action against the DWP
04 March 2020 | News
... then made to terminate Errol’s benefits as he had not shown he had “good cause” to miss the appointment. Despite his long history of severe mental health issues, no information was ever obtained about ... not open to public scrutiny. Significantly, the DWP still does not track or monitor the status of the recommendations ...
A New Year Message on the Access to Work scheme
21 January 2025 | News
... have worked without it. For a government with the much-repeated ambition of getting Disabled people into work, ... the Scheme in partnership with Disabled people. It just doesn’t make sense for the Government to have an ambition ...
New VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
18 June 2017 | News
On 20 April 2017, the Department of Health announced the 21 members of the new voluntary, ... voice and expertise into national policy making. Disability Rights UK is part of the Alliance as part of the ... Homeless Link Maternity Action Men’s Health Forum Mental Health Consortium National Voices National ...
MPs look at Spending Review on health and social care
18 July 2016 | News
Health Committee report: Impact of the Spending Review on ... Parliament. We welcome the plans for additional funding for mental health but there is a danger that this could get ... sector particularly as there is a lack of accurate data on mental health spending. We expect to see clear, verifiable ...