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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 ...
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 ...
An update on Disabled Students allowance
16 March 2016 | News
... and reflecting the proposals we ourselves advocated for. However concerns over the implementation of the policy ... of the role the guidance ascribes to the providers of mental health services to disabled students and have reflected this ...
We deplore the draft Home Office guidance on solitary confinement
03 August 2016 | News
... Rights UK CEO Liz Sayce, says this will damage the health of disabled people and could be life-threatening. ... it permits solitary confinement of people living with mental health – or indeed other health – issues even if ... services where use of seclusion has gone right down, showing that services can manage without solitary confinement ...
High Court finds DWP unlawfully refused Universal Credit to disabled students for seven years - only for Secretary of State to change the law to bar them again
11 November 2020 | News
A newly published High Court judgment has shown that, between 2013 and 2020, thousands of disabled ... receive PIP but were refused Universal Credit which made it much harder for them to afford to continue their studies. ... left paying for food, clothes and travel from the separate disability benefit PIP, and forced to borrow money from ...
Why is inspiration porn entrenched in our attitudes towards disability? By Ned Kelly
17 November 2023 | News
... and doing your daily activities, that would be unusual. However, across the world many disabled people are portrayed ... Activist, Elizabeth Wright argues that disabled people are much more than their disability. She said: “I want to talk ... at the Paralympics. Martin thinks that inspiration porn does have a negative impact on disability, he said: “We ...
Election manifestos 2015
06 May 2015 | News
... instead relying on the judgement of GPs or other health professionals. Increase the budget for Disability ... disabled people, with far greater transparency over how the scheme is administered. Transport Make it a ... back-to-work support for people with disabilities, mental or physical health problems, aiming for one ...
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! ...
Work and Pensions Committee benefit cap inquiry
22 February 2017 | News
... Committee launched an inquiry into the benefit cap and how it affects British households. Find out more The ... through moving into work, moving house etc? What effect does the lower cap have on incentives, what are the barriers ... What are the consequences for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) and what impact does use of DHPs have on ...
Strategic partner updates for April 2014
02 April 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 ... these trusts would be very helpful before then. The list of mental health and community health trusts can be found here ...