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Call for Evidence – Halving the disability employment gap
09 June 2016 | News
... following questions and themes, to inform its inquiry into how the Government can fulfil its pledge to halve the ... for submissions 11 July 2016 Business networks What does an effective and inclusive business network look like? ... disabled people, their family and carers, their medical and healthcare teams, employers and employees, from local ...
New report finds disability employment rates rise higher than those for non-disabled
13 January 2019 | News
Setting the record straight: How record employment has changed the UK – Resolution ... and a rise in the proportion of people reporting mental health problems. At the same, time employment rates have ...
DR UK demands set targets for disabled people’s employment in industrial strategy response
12 April 2017 | News
... sub section 4 refers specifically to disability. Question 1 Does this document identify the right area of focus…? The ... e.g. supporting more PhD students to study STEM subjects. However, there is another approach too. This would focus on ... the 4.6 million disabled people and people with long-term health conditions who are out of work (cited in the DWP ...
The SEND Review: why Austerity is still the watchword
07 October 2022 | News
by Bethany Bale The Government has published its much-anticipated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities ... deficit of Local Authorities (but failing to mention how much of that would have been spent fighting parents at ... like the SEND Review. For example, the current Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) is a progression from the ...
BT Sport to broadcast The FA Disability Cup
09 June 2022 | News
... As part of this announcement, BT Sport confirmed they will show every match on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June with live ... sport and physical activity are to everyone's physical and mental health. Therefore any steps taken to create a more ...
BT Sport to broadcast The FA Disability Cup
14 June 2022 | News
... As part of this announcement, BT Sport confirmed they will show every match on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June with live ... sport and physical activity are to everyone's physical and mental health. Therefore any steps taken to create a more ...
Disabled single mother wins ‘no DSS rule’ legal case
13 July 2020 | News
... indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of sex and disability, contrary to […] the Equality Act 2010”. ... just morally wrong, it is against the law.” The ruling does not set a legal precedent, but Shelter said it sent a ... Mallick said: “Housing is one of people’s most fundamental needs. It is absurd that disabled people are ...
DR UK responds to inclusive transport omissions in party manifestos
19 June 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK is disappointed that after considering ... all of the party manifestos, not one commits in any detail how they will tackle the huge challenges that Disabled ... the serious variability across companies and will press for much needed closer cooperation and communication in the ...
Disabled people cut off from energy supply
12 January 2023 | News
... that 3.2 million people ran out of credit on their pre-payment energy meter last year, the equivalent of one person ... mode. Dan White, policy, and campaigns officer at Disability Rights UK said “With one in five pre-payment ... it can result in a Disabled person reliant on energy for health and mobility related equipment being cut off from the ...
WCA Reforms Will Reduce Claimant Caseload by 37 Times More Than It Will Increase Employment
04 December 2023 | News
... £1.3 billion a year between 2026/2027 and 2028/2029. “However, the OBR also says that: we expect the WCA reform to ... around 10,000 by 2028/2029, as the loss of income from the health element (£390 a month) and higher conditionality ... of them was published. “Now it seems that not only does the Government intend to cut benefits from hundreds of ...