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DR UK welcomes the Govt review of 1.6 million PIP cases but...
29 January 2018 | News
... 1.6 million PIP cases , Philip Connolly, policy manager at Disability Rights UK said: “Many disabled people have lost ... is going to review 1.6 million cases. We hope this doesn’t mean that some disabled people are going to have ... is badly designed and implemented. Huge amounts of tax payer’s money is being wasted on poor quality assessments ...
Disabled people paying vastly more for care in past two years
25 August 2021 | News
Disabled people are being told by councils to pay vastly more for care, according to research from the ... cuts. The BBC spoke to Saskia Granville who has a learning disability and lives in West Sussex. Her care charges have ... that Disabled people with the least resources have to somehow magic up vast sums of money to pay for these punitive ...
Changes to Social Care must improve the lives of Disabled people
22 June 2021 | News
... social care reform by the end of this year is welcome but disability groups believe that there is a danger that the ... from current discussions being held by the Department of Health and Social Care. To address this, a Statement has ... it improves the lives of Disabled People of all ages. Does support enable us to live with dignity? Does support ...
National Campaign Launched Aiming For Step Change In Disability Justice
12 September 2024 | News
... unable to afford to eat or heat their home. Social security doesn’t cover the hidden or additional costs of disability – things like electricity to run vital ... heat their homes and power essential equipment needed for health and mobility. It will drive an increase in ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group Urge The Government To Extend Household Support Fund
22 March 2024 | News
Today, Friday 22nd March, the Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) of which DR UK ... further into the abyss of poverty as other cost of living payments begin to end. This comes as we hear the news that ... people on the brink of destitution is not the answer. It does seem all help to lift Disabled people out of poverty ...
Summer Budget 2015
07 July 2015 | News
... Allowance, will be frozen for 4 years from 2016-17 (this doesn’t include Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance support group ...
Disabled students to lose entitlement to Universal Credit from this week
14 December 2021 | News
Disability Rights UK has written to the Secretary of State ... young people who acquire a disability or develop a serious health condition after they begin their studies will also be ... intention that more Disabled people move into employment. However, restricting the ability of Disabled students to ...
We welcome the extension of the Blue Badge Scheme to those with hidden disabilities
06 January 2019 | News
People with "hidden disabilities" including autism and mental health problems are set for a major boost when they are ... be eligible to apply. Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: "If we are to truly have an ...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into Disabled man’s death
03 January 2025 | News
... allowance (ESA) was withdrawn. He was suffering severe mental health problems and weighed four-and-a-half stone (30kg) ... “ John Pring of the Disability News Service (DNS) has shown how the DWP spent more than a decade covering up ...
DWP must ensure social security system supports the right to an adequate standard of living: new EHRC report
29 October 2020 | News
... the right to an adequate standard of living and it does not contribute to increasing material deprivation and ... steps including: a review of the five-week wait for first payments of universal credit; a review of the impact of ... who share protected characteristics. The EHRC report - How coronavirus has affected equality and human rights - ...