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Sajid Javid asked to meet with Disabled people on social care reform
15 July 2021 | News
... Rights UK has written to the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, attaching the Statement, and asking ... rights are strengthened and that a system is designed which doesn't result in a lottery of care, financial burden ... us have signed the Social Care Statement. Please carry on showing support by signing the Statement at - Social Care ...
DR UK submits evidence to review of carers allowance
13 March 2025 | News
Last year, Government announced a review to look at why and how unpaid carers, in receipt of carers allowance, were hit with demands to pay back thousands of pounds in overpayments to DWP. ... its findings and recommendations to ministers, this summer. Disability Rights UK was invited to attend a roundtable ...
APPG for Disability reflects over the past year of progress on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
10 December 2018 | News
... Day of Persons with Disabilities, the APPG for Disability held a drop-in event for Parliamentarians to ... feeding into the Inclusive Transport Strategy shows through its strong reception and funding allocation in ... family that all children deserve. But there is still so much to do. Disabled people still regularly face problems ...
Why You Need a Digital Learning Community
04 April 2022 | News
... You can have a community up and running within the hour. However, it does face some notable issues such as a restrictive platform ... features group interactions as a key strategy, whereas much digital learning has tended to be driven by individual ...
The Future of Remote and Hybrid Working: Listening to the Voices of Disabled Workers by Dr Calum Carson
03 December 2023 | News
... the world of work with a disability and/or long-term health condition a stronger voice in the ongoing debate ... work remotely, it would negatively impact their physical or mental health. Survey respondents and interviewees ... including having more autonomy and control over when and how they work, which in turn allowed them to better manage ...
1 in 4 fear future care provision inadequate
31 August 2014 | News
... Support Alliance publishes public opinion survey results showing that: 6 in 10 are not confident they will receive ... – or know someone who relies on – the care system and health and social care are the top priorities for more ... isolated - when with support you could offer so much, from being the grandparent or parent you want to be, ...
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 ...
More than free phone calls needed to solve disabled peoples universal credit problems
22 October 2017 | News
... the Universal Credit helpline is welcome if long overdue However, the Universal Credit system itself needs a radical ... (including income based Employment Support Allowance, disability elements of child and working tax credit, and ... that it is often disabled people and those with a long-term health condition who will be most affected by the ...
Disability and Migration Network Respond To Care Worker Visa Announcement
12 May 2025 | News
... planning to shut the overseas care worker visa route, the Disability and Migration Network, of which DR UK is a part ... die before they receive social care. The current system doesn’t enable us to develop, flourish, and lead full ... impact that these policies have on care users’ physical health and well-being. Disabled people, migrants and ...
Report on effectiveness of benefit sanctions blocked by DWP
30 January 2022 | News
... the “public interest” to keep the findings under wraps. However, the DWP has rejected a Freedom of Information ... to release a copy of the report. Mr Webster said: “It doesn’t look good when the DWP launches a new sanctions ... sector. After that point, part of their universal credit payment will be withdrawn, or “sanctioned”, if they are ...