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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Half of people with a learning disability and autistic people reluctant to provide feedback on care
18 March 2021 | News
... and/or autistic people has to be at the centre of how we decide to regulate and improve care. It is so ... people with lived experience keep telling us that it’s so much harder to speak up in services that care for people ... disability and autistic people are more likely to accept health and social care providers offering a lower standard ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) Statement on the parliamentary vote on Winter Fuel Payments
09 September 2024 | News
The announcement by the UK Government that the Winter Fuel Payment will be cut for up to two million pensioners could not have come at a worse time. Disability poverty is rife across the UK, with 45% of ... forced to switch off heating or deciding not to charge health-related or mobility equipment. The withdrawal of the ...
Govt response to PIP delays
06 January 2014 | News
... and Pensions what guidelines his Department has issued on how long a disability assessment for a personal independence ... claimants the opportunity to tell the assessor how their health condition or disability effects them on a day-to-day ... can be. Although PIP is a new benefit, and the Department does not have a target for completion of claims while ...
Public Health England launch new Every Mind Matters campaign
16 April 2020 | News
Public Health England launch new Every Mind Matters campaign PHE ... to encourage adults to take steps to look after their mental health during this difficult time, using Every Mind ... at all adults, weighted towards those most at risk of mental health problems and more vulnerable groups (such as ...