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Govt responds to MP review of benefit sanctions policy
22 October 2015 | News
... of hardship payments to the homeless and those with a mental health condition, which was part of the recommendations we ... for their benefits. Last week’s labour market statistics showed the UK’s employment rate had reached 73.6%, the ...
DWP may have unlawfully deprived benefit arrears from tens of thousands of PIP claimants
27 June 2021 | News
... a huge “LEAP review” of 1.6 million PIP claims to see how many had been wrongly assessed and were now entitled to ... to LEAP decisions. Currently, their sample of challenges does not include any that made it to appeal. In every case, ... of PIP claimants of back-payments’ available from disabilitynewsservice.com. DWP may have unlawfully deprived ...
Government’s proposals to fix the social care crisis is “too little, too late”
07 September 2021 | News
... the BBC , the Guardian , the Telegraph and the Times (some paywalls may apply). Read some background on social care at ...
Mencap wins carer sleep-in back pay appeal
12 July 2018 | News
... rules that Mencap and other care providers do not have to pay minimum wage, including backdated pay, to overnight care ... sleeping overnight, who provide safety and reassurance. Disability Rights UK raised concerns that this ruling might ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Mencap wins carer ...
DWP refuses to publish report that found Disabled claimants had “unmet needs”
06 December 2021 | News
... was watered down after it concluded that claimants of disability benefits had “unmet needs”, according to the ... that it would be published. The report, “The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits”, was commissioned to feed ... largest independent social research agency. After being shown the first draft of the report, DWP told NatCen to ...
Charities make three Autumn Budget proposals to PM Theresa May
14 September 2017 | News
... destitution, forced to turn to food banks, suffer increased mental health problems, or find it harder to pay rents, as noted ... rising rapidly, while incomes are not. Projections by CPAG show social security payments rising by 3% between 2012 and ...
DH needs more understanding on improving personalised commissioning says NAO
02 March 2016 | News
... as they seek to save money, and are constrained in how they can personalise care by the need to reduce overall ... control over their care through personal budgets and direct payments can improve their quality of life, but much of the positive evidence for personalised commissioning ...
MS Society campaigns to scrap the PIP 20 metre rule
15 April 2019 | News
... their independence as a result. #ScrapPIP20m New research shows this is predicted to cost the UK Government £92 ... This is your chance to tell them the 20 metre rule simply doesn’t make sense – for the UK Government or people ... Rudd MP, to tell her now is the time to scrap the rule. Disability Rights UK supports this campaign. For many years ...
Energy firms stop forced installation of pre-payment meters
10 February 2023 | News
... and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the Disability Poverty Campaign Group, which has been instrumental in calling for a ban, said “At last. For months now ... installations may have ended, but we must now look at how we respond and what further actions we call for to ...
CQC criticises standard of care homes
13 October 2014 | News
The Chief Inspector of social care says there is too much bad care in care homes We believe it is vital that ... you what you should expect to receive if you develop a disability or health condition in social care, health, transport and more. ...