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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 ...
Government £500 million support fund for “vulnerable households” no replacement for keeping and extending UC uplift says DR UK
29 September 2021 | News
... authority to decide precise eligibility for the scheme and how best to support members of their communities.” The ... out of work benefits, such as ESA are facing considerable mental health and physical challenges as the pandemic has left them ...
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 ...
Labour's Betrayal of Those in Greatest Need
09 April 2025 | News
... since 2009, which exposed the government-induced public health crisis impacting on those in greatest need with ... to the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) long-term disability benefit, which is directly linked to the ... rising numbers of people claiming disability benefit for a mental health problem, whilst continuing to disregard the ...
Benefit loss not eased by working or moving
11 August 2013 | News
... (CESI) for the Local Government Association (LGA) shows that less than a quarter of those on benefits will be ... from their council, such as Discretionary Housing Payments, to help them cope with the reduction in welfare. ... new homes by relaxing the rules which severely limit how much councils can borrow against their existing housing ...
Fall in Number of Bus Drivers Given Disability Training
07 June 2023 | News
... responses from more than 40 regions across Great Britain, showed more operators were offering audio-visual ... of people who are older or have a disability, illness or mental health issue will continue to grow. Anything done to improve ...
Ombudsman upholding two-thirds of adult social care complaints
19 November 2017 | News
... sorting out the day-to-day stuff but what you learn and how you use that as tool for improvement”. Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK said: "I feel completely frustrated by ... is clear it is almost entirely about older people and how much they should pay. How else do you explain the list of ...
More than £1 million for 10 new research projects led by disabled people
17 January 2018 | News
... and £150,000 of National Lottery funding each, to explore how disabled people can live as full citizens in our society ... will be led by disabled people or people with long term health conditions; they will be developing approaches and ... as people living with dementia, learning disabilities and mental health issues. The English projects are: ALLFIE (The ...
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 ...
UK's Chief Medical Officers publish the first-ever guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people
16 February 2022 | News
... children and young people to improve their physical and mental health throughout their lives. Brett Smith, Director of ... active in ways that work for them, and these guidelines show how important this is. The evidence-based infographic is ...