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A fork in the road: next steps for social care funding reform
17 May 2018 | News
... removes one of the systematic barriers to integration with health and although it is more expensive than 3, it is not ... of the report is on older users of the care system. “This does not mean that services for working-age adults do not ... additional funding. In fact, the opposite is clearly true. However, as described in our interim report , we see no ...
DWP concedes legal challenge by couple who lost almost £10,000 by claiming Universal credit
25 July 2021 | News
... mistakenly told them they had to. They proved to be much worse off under UC. They should have been protected ... transferred to UC, on account of being entitled to a severe disability premium (SDP). But DWP excluded them from that ... apply for judicial review, saying the claim was unarguable. However, after the High Court granted permission to apply ...
DWP sanctions system discriminated against disabled people for a decade
25 July 2019 | News
... obtained through a freedom of information request, show that disabled people claiming JSA were more likely to ... Against Cuts said: “Information given by UC statistics does not desegregate the data by claims, or by work ... finding coercive ways to get people off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this ...
Disability Rights UK Conference 2017 report published
06 December 2017 | News
... (CRPD). This event was an opportunity to discuss how we make the UN Convention on the rights of disabled ... and implementing policies in Manchester including in health and social care. In particular, he was looking ... the Convention to be taken into account in reforming the Mental Health Act in the coming months. Disability Rights ...
Sue Bott gives evidence to MPs on disability and the built environment
25 October 2016 | News
... 11.5 million people (18% of the population) had a long-term health problem or disability that limited their day-to-day ... the supply of accessible housing is to keep up with demand? How responsive is the rental market to the needs of disabled ... London Jolie Goodman, Manager and Lead Facilitator, Mental Health Foundation At 10.30am Martin McConaghy, Member ...
Disabled children face institutional discrimination
07 July 2020 | News
... the majority of families were left to cope alone with the health, care and educational needs of their disabled children. The mental and physical health of children has deteriorated and families have been ...
Budget 2021: “Outrageous” that over 1.9 million disabled people on legacy benefits refused £20 week financial lifeline
08 March 2021 | News
... on Universal Credit have been getting for nearly a year. How the Chancellor can stand up and say the Government’s ... people. Before the Budget, key bodies working across health and care said that that the £20 must be kept and ... most of whom are disabled people and people with long-term mental and physical health conditions, were excluded from ...
Sick Pay change blow for those with a PA
27 March 2014 | News
... no longer be able to claim reimbursement for Statutory Sick Pay following the abolition of the Percentage Threshold ... Disability Rights UK have been contacted by people who upon ... in employing people with a fluctuating or degenerating health condition; yet these employees are amongst the very ...
Half of DLA claimants still losing higher mobility rate support on moving to PIP
19 September 2018 | News
A Freedom of Information (FoI) Act response to DR UK shows that around half of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claimants who were in ... need the benefit the most.” Ken added: “While the DWP does publish some PIP statistics it does not publish ...
Secretary of State: DWP has no legal duty to safeguard the wellbeing of vulnerable claimants
30 September 2020 | News
... the evidence session on 22 July 2020] when you say the DWP does not have a duty of care or a statutory safeguarding ... safeguarding responsibilities is shocking and shameful and shows a lack of concern over the wellbeing of disabled ... capability assessment. He was known to suffer from serious mental health issues but in line with DWP safeguarding ...