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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 ...
Personal Budgets: The right social care support
15 April 2025 | Resource
... What is a Personal Budget? Getting a Personal Budget How a personal budget can change your life Receiving and ... you are empowered to live the life you choose by seeing how much money is available to buy the care you need. Personal ... appointed by the Court of Protection as a Deputy under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Usually the “Suitable Person” ...
Budget 2017: three universal credit reforms to provide greater financial security
20 November 2017 | News
... with the introduction of Universal Credit. The severe disability premium (SDP) currently gives additional support ... Family and Childcare Trust; Fawcett Society; Gingerbread; Mental Health Foundation; Refugee Council; Shelter; The ...
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 ...
New DWP scheme may enable claimants to get refund of already paid back Universal Credit hardship payments
11 January 2023 | News
... get a refund of already paid back Universal Credit hardship payments. The deadline to apply is 19 June 2023. Who is ... repayments; and The claimant repaid the hardship payment. How to apply: There is a specific application form which ... be because either: making the repayments affected their health or the health of a family member and/or making the ...
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 ...
DWP pilot making managed payments to social landlords at same time as tenant receives their UC payment
19 December 2019 | News
... landlords that changes to the Universal Credit (UC) rental payment system will be rolled out next year. In a letter ... a small group of Social Landlords to align the way that we pay Managed Payments to Landlords with a claimant's ... welcome, it should be extended to private sector landlords. However, UC itself needs wider reform in order to make any ...
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 ...
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 ...
Our expectations for the government's "opportunity guarantee"
05 July 2020 | News
... of funding to support traineeships, including £1,000 payments for organisations that take on work experience ... right direction, we believe the government needs to take much more decisive action, and to make sure that disabled ...