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Disabled athletes forced to quit by benefit reform
21 April 2014 | News
... to go to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) said athletes who had been through ... five disabled sports, are not thought to be affected. However, sources claim welfare reforms are hitting potential ... 1870s. Work is more complicated. Having sporting ability doesn't mean you can hold down a full-time job or complete ...
Update on the Labour Market Status of Disabled People
20 May 2020 | News
... the graphs to open larger versions. The first graph below shows the overall change in disabled people’s employment ... gap in employment rates between disabled men and women is much smaller than between non-disabled men and women. Over ... is particularly likely to be the case for a newly acquired disability, and if they have to take extensive time away ...
Philippa Day’s family wins ‘substantial’ compensation over benefits death
02 November 2021 | News
... to the family of Philippa Day who died by suicide after her disability benefits were taken away from her. The inquest ... of Work and Pensions and Capita which led to failures in how her claim was handled. Philippa’s family ... by Capita, on behalf of the DWP, directly impacted her mental state and in the end is the reason for her death. ...
OECD: Reducing inequality boosts economic growth
10 December 2014 | News
... policies which increase inequality can have a detrimental effect on a country’s economic growth. According to ... disability, though it has a useful publications list which does. However, the principle of reducing inequality as a means to ...
Systemic problem with the Healthcare Professional PIP and ESA assessment process, suggests President of Appeal Tribunals (Northern Ireland)
09 May 2021 | News
... DWP’s decisions and suggests a systemic problem with the Healthcare Professional (HCP) PIP and ESA assessment ... medical conditions of some individual claimants. It is fundamentally important that claimants with complicated and/or ... example my own view is that appellants with long-standing mental health problems should always be assessed by a ...
Current employment programmes fail disabled people
10 July 2013 | News
... Choice has slightly better results but a recent evaluation shows it is not serving people with the most complex needs - ... For instance, in 8 months it only helped 80 people with mental health problems get jobs in the whole country. One NHS Trust ...
DR UK Stands in Solidarity with Disabled Palestinians
13 November 2023 | News
... these times. The disruptions to infrastructure, access to healthcare and basic services exacerbate existing barriers ... attention and action. We also recognise history shows the impact a legacy of armed conflict has on the global ... and accommodating to their needs. 3. Support for Mental Health: Recognising the severe psychological impact ...
Pay sleep-in carers but not at the cost of reduced support
06 November 2017 | News
... new Social Care Compliance Scheme to help employers pay sleep-in carers. Read Department of Health, HM Revenue & Customs news story Social care ... of the self-review period will have up to three months to pay workers. HMRC will write to social care employers who ...
Government rejection of £20 per week increase to ESA is unacceptable says DR UK
03 August 2020 | News
... in receipt of Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit”. However, some two months later, Dr Coffey has responded to ... are special arrangements for those in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium, who will be able to make a new claim to ... and since lockdown access to advice agencies has become much more difficult. Both the DWP and HMRC should have a ...
Council tax hardship payments judgment victory
29 May 2014 | News
... by councils which refuse to award discretionary hardship payments. For many years, the law has given local councils ... to reduce any resident's council tax liability to "nil". However, this power has been brought into sharper focus ... in receipt of means tested benefits now have a shortfall to pay. In his judgment, the President confirms that if a ...