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Old should pay £10,000 to young and pay more towards social care
07 May 2018 | News
... This Resolution Foundation report recommends additional payments and support be given to millennials (the generation ... future social care. Rising life expectancy and associated health costs means public spending on health, care and social security is set to rise by £24 ...
DR UK response to Right to Control pilots
29 August 2013 | News
Evaluation of the Right to Control pilots does not prove that the right to control pilots have failed ... such as Access to Work and Social Care and be in control of how our support needs are met. Potential benefits include ... is having for disabled people. In fact there has been so much success that all the trailblazers have decided they ...
DR UK welcomes Govt decision not to appeal PIP psychological distress judgement
18 January 2018 | News
... McVey has now confirmed that the DWP will not appeal Disability Rights UK, who supported this case, welcome the ... U-turn as it affects an estimated 164,000 claimants with mental health conditions. You can read reports of the Government's ...
DR UK launches take action against benefit cuts webpage
28 March 2025 | News
Disability Rights UK have launched a new page on the DR UK ... regarding the recent green paper plan on benefit cuts and how people can get involved in responding. The fallout from ... also faces additional costs related to impairments and health conditions, amounting to up to £1k extra a month and ...
New Bill:Disclosure of disabled employee numbers
11 March 2015 | News
... about informing a potential employer of their disability or health condition 77% fear they will be discriminated against ... worry that they will be a nuisance to employers Those with mental health conditions are least likely to disclose A ... about their condition (78%), while those in a wheelchair showed the least concern (39%). Helen Cooke, founder of ...
Access to Work cap goes up to £59,200 in April
11 February 2019 | News
... to Work provides financial support to ensure someone’s disability or health condition doesn’t hold them back at work, and last year more than ...
Inspiring disabled staff groups to express and address local needs
11 October 2016 | News
... within a local framework. Read blog Bernd coordinates our Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner ... to improve services and promote well-being for all. It does this by: Helping reach the most vulnerable, excluded ... Our Lives and CHANGE). For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ...
Personalised approaches to care - statement
18 May 2020 | News
... last week as part of an ongoing programme of work across health and social care to maintain and champion personalised ... a joint statement: Statement The outbreak of coronavirus does not change long-established best practice that ... and possible, and in compliance with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and related guidance where ...
Council’s personal budget capping wrong - Ombudsman
12 January 2020 | News
... a disabled man’s personal budget by capping respite payments at the equivalent cost of residential care, despite ... identified failings, the Ombudsman found that all evidence showed residential care to be unsuitable for the man, and it ... should be), they should not set arbitrary limits on how much they will pay to meet a need as this “would not ...
Face to face benefits appointments cancelled
17 March 2020 | News
Face-to-face assessments for all sickness and disability benefits have been suspended, effective 17 March ... appointment scheduled from Tuesday 17 March onwards does not need to attend and will be contacted to discuss ... be regularly reviewing the position in line with Public Health advice.” The DWP is continuing to accept new claims ...