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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 ...
The Labour Party gives a vague response to the Disability Scorecard
25 June 2024 | News
... gap by providing disability-responsive employment support? Health: will you stop non-consensual “do not ... in other areas of their manifesto. Their commitment to mental health is to be lauded including their plan to ... committing £8 billion extra per year for social care. However, the Labour Party advised they would invest an extra ...
Poll reveals extent of loneliness for Disabled people
26 March 2024 | News
... people across the UK, examining social isolation and asked how to foster a sense of belonging. The results of the poll ... people with disabilities, whether they are physical, developmental or mental-health related, being socially connected is associated with ...
Report Finds Worsening Violations of Disabled People’s Rights
28 August 2023 | News
... and welfare reform. Kamran Mallick, Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK said, “The evidence is clear, the ... written evidence for a follow up by the Committee describes how Disabled people’s living standards have deteriorated ... disabled people to ensure a rigorous and safe system that doesn’t cause avoidable harm to the most disadvantaged ...
New Public Accounts Committee on local support for people with a learning disability
25 April 2017 | News
... registered as such with their GPs. We welcome this report showing as it does that progress in reducing the number of learning ... disabled people detained in hospitals is too slow and much more needs to be done. This issue was included in our ...
People, Not Tick Boxes: Mind calls for rebuild of the disability benefits system
18 October 2020 | News
The mental health charity Mind has published a report that sets out ... with other people and to live more independently. However, too often the process of trying to get that help is ... experience of the system a role in designing the future of disability benefits assessments. An end to benefit sanctions ...
Progress on socio-economic rights in Great Britain
06 March 2018 | News
... strategy ‘Improving Lives – The Future of Work, Health and Disability’ to facilitate access to employment ... Equality Plan and Equality Objectives 2016–2020. “However, the overall picture emerging from the most recent ... system changes to PIP regulations affect people with mental health conditions the need for Work Capability ...
MPs concerned over adult social care squeeze
10 July 2014 | News
... most notably through the Care Act, is rightly ambitious. However, the Committee simply does not know whether the care system has the capacity to ... and local government and across local authorities and health bodies.” The report makes a number of ...
DR UK in the media over PIP changes
13 March 2016 | News
PIP needs change, but PIP does not need this change The Government has announced, in ... would have had a devastating effect on those claiming PIP. However we regret that the Government has decided to choose ... as relying on the use of aids and appliances in four fundamental areas. We believe this is a sufficiently high ...