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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 ...
Social Security System "sanctions and demonises Disabled People" - DR UK responds to Employment Inquiry
08 April 2024 | News
... of Disabled people. These ranged from questions on how we close the disability employment gap, and how ... Crisis . Barriers to adequate housing, social care and healthcare also exclude us from employment and society. The ... “feel like criminals”, causes “trauma and preventable mental distress”, and “tells Disabled people they are ...
Strategic partner updates for July 2014
30 July 2014 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic ... UK’s events and workplan (lead on commissioning ), and on how this will support local user-led organisations and ... Peer support workers - new ways of working in mental health services A newly published study from the ...
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 ...
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 ...
TUC report exposes disability pay gap
15 November 2022 | News
... by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found that the disability pay gap is rising. The TUC is calling on the Government to introduce mandatory disability pay gap reporting. The research has revealed that ...
The UK Government Is Facing The UN Disability Committee - Here's How You Can Get Involved!
17 March 2024 | News
... will also be live, embedded captions on the live stream. How you can help Watch the evidence session and scrutinise ... of this news story) The UK Government Is Facing The UN Disability Committee - Here's How You Can Get Involved! ...
Debt charities urge Ofgem to protect people with energy debt
08 August 2022 | News
... their energy use – putting at risk their physical and mental health. The charities’ findings show that: Energy arrears, rather than Council Tax, are now ...