Search results
821-830 of 3846 results
DWP destroyed reports into claimants who committed suicide after their benefits were stopped
26 February 2020 | News
... officials have admitted – blaming data protection laws. However, the data watchdog has said there was no requirement ... of old investigations, Mr. Timms said: “The law does not specify five years or six years and this kind of ... starved to death after DWP wrongly stopped his benefits @ disabilityrightsuk.org DWP destroyed reports into claimants ...
Disabled people exempt from transport face covering rules
16 June 2020 | News
... Difficulty/Respiratory Conditions affecting dexterity Mental Health condition or panic disorders Autism Cognitive ... take passengers without face coverings and that the CEOs of disability organisations had written to it with their ...
Prezzo leaves Disabled man to eat in the rain
05 October 2021 | News
... SPECTRUM, tweeted Prezzo on Friday 1 October to ask how he could make a complaint. The tweet went viral. Having ... in torrential rain, he wrote: “Hey, @love_prezzo, how does one make a complaint about the lack of ramp access ...
Supporting disabled people through traineeships consultation
21 August 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK has the ambition of producing a short ... following: Candidates from a range of physical, sensory, mental health or long-term health conditions Flexibilities in the ...
Three questions to ask your parliamentary candidates
17 May 2017 | News
... - that is all of us living with an impairment or long-term health condition. Let’s make our votes count! Below we ... in compulsory detention and forced treatment of people with mental health issues or learning disabilities? Will you work ... lives? What are you going to do about the amount we have to pay in social care charges? Three questions to ask your ...
Government statement on Universal Credit: Managed Migration
22 July 2019 | News
... no more than 10,000 claimants. Rudd reiterated that the DWP does not inted to stop benefits of anyone who participates in the pilot, instead they will be testing how to encourage and support those who move over the ... their approach to claimants who are entitled to the severe disability premium (SDP), she said: "The regulations that I ...
Risk of major disability poverty rise
12 June 2013 | News
Risk of major disability poverty rise Today’s poverty figures from DWP ... us out of poverty. The Government must also ensure work pays by ensuring the numbers of disabled people helped to ... disabled member and not receiving disability benefits were much more likely to be in low-income households compared to ...
Making a complaint
23 September 2024 | Resource
This resource explains how to complain if you receive poor or inadequate service. ... to try to resolve complaints informally first. This will be much quicker and more straightforward than following a ... In considering issues relating to discrimination the OIA does not investigate or make legal findings in the same way ...
Self-Directed Support in Scotland
20 August 2014 | News
... in order to provide a range of choices to individuals as to how they are provided with their support”. The Scottish ... new duties can be summarised as: A person must have as much involvement in the assessment process as they wish and ... for the local authority. The four options are: a direct payment. directing the available support. services arranged ...
Notts Council cuts breached Care Act - Ombudsman
27 January 2020 | News
... councils can consider the financial cost when deciding how much to pay a person to meet their eligible needs, they cannot make ...