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Care Quality Commission latest news updates
26 November 2018 | News
... that represent people who use services. Community Mental Health Survey Care Quality Commission's (CQC) new survey ... CQC published Equally Outstanding , a resource which shows how a focus on equality and human rights can improve ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Free 1 year subscription offer to Able Magazine
19 August 2024 | News
... of Able Magazine picks up a Paralympics inspired theme of how making small changes can have a big impact on results - ... living well with disability, from quick tips for better mental health, to how well-chosen adaptations and equipment can ...
Hundreds of thousands “will plunge into poverty” as Minister rejects UK-wide call to keep Universal Credit uplift
31 August 2021 | News
... £33 billion Plan for Jobs.” Government statistics show that there were six million people receiving Universal ... out of work benefits, such as ESA are facing considerable mental health and physical challenges as the pandemic has left them ...
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 ...
DUP sign Confidence and Supply Agreement with Government
25 June 2017 | News
... change to the following: Pensions Triple Lock Winter Fuel Payment The Government has also agreed to extend the ... per year for two years to address immediate pressures in health and education £100 million per year for two years to ... transformation £10 million per year for five years towards mental health support There are also commitments regarding: ...
Challenging PIP Decisions With Disability Rights UK
31 January 2024 | Event
... as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age claimants. The DWP’s ... poor refusal decisions. This training course looks at how to ensure that a PIP revision or appeal should work to ... to PIP decision making The failure of PIP2 and poor Health Professional assessments How to ensure good medical ...
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 ...