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Minister for Disabled people confirms there are no plans to means test DLA or PIP
29 November 2022 | News
... a “categorical assurance” that the means testing of disability living allowance (DLA) and personal independence ... part of the Chancellor’s 17 November Autumn Statement. However, on 14 November, Marsha De Cordova Labour’s Shadow ... of Work and Pensions, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Tom Pursglove said: “We have no plans to ...
Govt accepts most of SSAC managed migration recommendations
06 November 2018 | News
... problem it is trying to solve? is it fair – for example, does it impose disproportionate burdens on particular groups ... which have to be met before the main migration begins.” However, he added that: “We are disappointed that the DWP ... and Support Allowance. Many with, for instance, serious health conditions or learning difficulties will struggle to ...
Ofcom Easy Read mobile phone guide
22 December 2013 | News
... guide offers advice to people with learning difficulties on how to get the most out of their mobile phone and on how much it could cost. It gives useful information on: the ... available; the costs of mobile phone calls and ways to pay; free services available for disabled customers; and how ...
How Universal Credit is failing people in vulnerable situations: new Z2K report evidences need for urgent reforms
02 December 2020 | News
... it stands. The new report demonstrates, with the removal of disability premiums in UC, many people pushed onto UC from ... is not just the inadequate financial support that is detrimental, but also the design of the system itself, which ... situations. Pointing to the DWP’s own research that shows that UC is not working for one in five people , the Z2K ...
Reinstate the Access to Elected Office Fund!
25 November 2023 | News
... adjustments for Disabled candidates of elected officer. However, despite evidence that such a Fund is necessary, the ... has so far failed to re-establish it. The Government’s Disability Action Plan consultation proposes that a Fund be ... would have 130 disabled MPs, or MPs with long-term health conditions. Women also remain underrepresented in ...
New research on inappropriate housing for disabled people
29 August 2019 | News
... housing causing disabled people ‘physical and mental harm’ New research from the University of ... Scotland and Horizon Housing Association has highlighted how difficult it is for many disabled people to find housing ... to them, and the impact on their mental and physical health caused by inappropriate housing. The research was ...
Get Yourself Active: Whats Your PB?
31 March 2015 | News
... to sport and physical activity. We hope you like it as much as we do! For an introduction to the project please ... webpage . We want you to tell us what’s your PB ? What does it mean to you? Personal best? Personal budgets? This ... #WhatsYourPB . Alternatively tell me at leanne.wightman@disabilityrightsuk.org Get Yourself Active: Whats Your PB? ...
DR UK concerned at plans to close almost one in 10 jobcentres
05 July 2017 | News
... who need it and those who pay for it." Disability Rights UK however is concerned that the DWP plans may result in a ... to those claimants who are disabled or have long term health conditions. Ken Butler, DR UK’s Welfare Rights ... “That more people are accessing benefits online is as much a reflection of the DWP forcing people to do so as ...
Human Rights Act 1998
07 October 2022 | Resource
Contents What is the Human Rights Act What does the European Court of Human Rights do? Key Articles and ... up to three months. When you use the HRA you will need to show which part of the convention has been breached and be ... was taken away from people detained under Section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983. In other words, this differed from ...
Sign The Petition To Defend Vital Benefits For Disabled People Unable To Work
30 January 2024 | News
... need additional income as a result of disability or ill health. We’re worried about this for three reasons: ... deeper into poverty and harming people’s physical and mental health. Get Involved As we head into a ... dangerous and unfair reforms to disability benefits and show you stand with seriously ill and disabled people.” ...