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DWP responds to Coroner’s Prevention of Death notice following tragic death of Philippa Day
31 May 2021 | News
... an overdose of insulin as a result of stresses including mental health problems and a growing sense of failure However, the Coroner held that the “predominant factor” ...
Claimant views on ways to improve PIP and ESA questionnaires: new DWP research
25 July 2021 | News
The DWP has published research to obtain their views on how the questionnaires used as part of the PIP and work ... captures the full and complex impacts of certain health conditions and disabilities. It was clear that ... ESA and PIP claimants. More routing throughout or separate mental health and physical condition questionnaires; More ...
APPG latest: Ahead of the Arc and our international outlook
04 July 2018 | News
... an event with Hope and Homes for Children, looking at how best to combat the institutionalisation of disabled ... remain in close contact with the DWP’s Joint Work and Health Unit. This is a particularly important relationship ... until the requisite research highlighting what works/ does not work has been undertaken. With a view to hastening ...
DWP to stop ‘cold-calling’ Disabled people to make low benefit ‘offers’
14 July 2021 | News
... and settle the claim. Evidence gathered over many months showed that: Disabled benefits claimants who had appealed a ... amount of personal resilience and determination. Our client does not stand to gain any sort of pay-out here, she is doing this simply to make sure that ...
PIP fails to meet needs of people with ME in Scotland
06 March 2016 | News
A new report from Action for M.E. highlights how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is failing to meet ... applied as intended the design of PIP eligibility criteria does not adequately capture the functional limitations ... Scotland in September 2015. Action for M.E. is a member of Disability Rights UK. PIP fails to meet needs of people with ...
Unhidden at London Fashion Week
02 March 2022 | News
... arm training people with disabilities and chronic health conditions how to sew adaptive alterations so they can then work as and ... they choose making adaptive alterations for any one who doesn't sew. You can watch a video that Unhidden made for ...
Submit your personal independent payment appeal online
28 May 2018 | News
... which allows you to submit their personal independence payment appeal online. Find out more about the pilot To use ... want to appeal a decision about a Personal Independent Payment; and live in one of the following areas: ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Submit your ...
Universal Credit will be cut by £20 per week from April 2021
27 September 2020 | News
... those claimants will be up to £1040 a year better off. However, an analysis of the Chancellor’s renewed package ... Those flowing onto Universal Credit will not only see much large hits to their incomes, but the Chancellor ... week limited capability for work addition has no longer payable to new claimants of ESA. By ringfencing the £20 ...
Changes to the definition of "terminally ill" for the purposes of PIP, DLA and AA
03 April 2023 | News
... ill” for the purposes of personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA), and attendance allowance ... of people in their final year of life to have their disability benefits fast-tracked available from gov.uk. ...
See how DR UK celebrates National Fitness Day
25 September 2018 | News
... Instead of writing about why you should get fit we’re showing the different ways that some of our staff at Disability Rights UK keep ourselves physically active. And ... got the pictures to prove it too! Read our blog See how DR UK celebrates National Fitness Day ...