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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 ...
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, ...
What counts as disability
07 October 2022 | Resource
... in use in the UK. These are all the current definitions and how they are used. Disability and education Physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term ... to maintain a register of adults with other disabilities or health conditions, which the authority considers may, in 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 ...
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” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Benefits fraud less than one per cent
14 May 2014 | News
... Committee report Fraud and error in the benefits system shows that official data shows that there is nearly twice as much error as fraud in the benefits system. The official ... report recommends: DWP and HMRC should explore, with the Payments Council and the banking sector, the feasibility of ...
DWP chooses not to appeal past present test case for refugees
12 September 2016 | News
... in the UK for 104 weeks before having entitlement to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are unlawful indirect ... has no longer been possible for adults to make a DLA claim. However, as the past presence rules for DLA are identical to ... Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or section 115 of that Act does not apply to him for the purposes of entitlement to ...