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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 ...
Errol Graham case heard by High Court
20 January 2021 | News
The High Court has heard how Errol Graham, who starved to death in 2018, was left at ... says that equality legislation was breached because his mental state was not considered as a factor when he missed a ... applications presenting "a significant risk to their health". He continued: "It is a momentous decision which ...
DR UK comments on the Spring Statement
12 March 2018 | News
Sue Bott, deputy chief executive of Disability Rights UK said: “Despite the positive outlook ... “Once again the opportunity to pick up the challenges in health and social care services, which are seriously ... will hit disabled people hardest – we need a system which doesn’t drive more disabled people into poverty.” Spring ...
How Amy reduced her sister's Council Tax
18 July 2013 | News
Amy Woolfson has written a blog for Disability Rights UK which shows what you can achieve if you are persistent Amy managed ... property banding and applying for a reduced bill under the disability reduction scheme. To view the blog go to ...
DR UK comment on mini Budget
23 September 2022 | News
... to see an increase in benefits for those who cannot work much, or at all, due to disability. “Changes to Universal Credit will increase ...
Government faces third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements
07 August 2019 | News
... arrangements for those who previously received the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and Enhanced Disability Premium ... UC will be set at £120 for single claimants. That amount does not reflect what those individuals have actually lost ... receive the full £180 a month top up to their benefits. However, due to the new Regulations coming into force this ...
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 ...
Report on Ongoing Impact of Pandemic on Immunocompromised People Launched in Parliament
08 December 2023 | News
... in August 2023 revealed persistent, negative differences in health, finances, mental health, trust in politics and life satisfaction among ... people report higher levels of dissatisfaction with how the UK government handled the pandemic and with ...
DR UK says ESA cut will not be offset by other measures
07 March 2016 | News
... evidence from hundreds of thousands of disabled people showed, it will do nothing to incentivise employment – ... personalised support for people living with disability and health conditions, and tailored advice for employers when ... cuts. But this cut is drastic and without justification. It doesn’t even make sense from the point of view of ...
DPOs demand DHSC use the social model lens within its major condition strategy
27 June 2023 | News
... call for evidence . This is where the Department of Health and Social Care sought views and ideas on how to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage the 6 major ... and social care sector of the health (both physical and mental) benefits of sports and physical activity. And that ...