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Govt talks with DR UK and DBC on PIP mobility rules
04 May 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK welcomes the Government’s agreement ... per week this time last year to around 500 per week now. However, the situation is much worse than this as currently only around of third of ...
Aspires proposed Housing and Planning Bill amendment
03 February 2016 | News
... can happen to anyone at any time and no one is prepared for how it will change their life. Aspire exists because there ... across the country, but has set no such objective for much needed wheelchair accessible housing. With the emphasis ... hospital, and many face significant fears. The report, The health and wellbeing of spinal cord injured adults and the ...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
25 April 2025 | Resource
Personal independence payment (PIP) is a benefit for people between the ages of 16 ... to get around. In Scotland, PIP has been replaced by adult disability payment . You can start your PIP claim by phone; ... contains PIP rates Personal independence payment and adult disability payment in hospital Challenging PIP decisions ...
PIP 20m legal challenge fails
15 October 2015 | News
... to move up to 20 metres aided or unaided. Previously, under Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the equivalent higher ... that the DWP consistently fails to provide information on how many disabled people have been awarded the PIP enhanced ... independence and participation in society. This change does not meet this test. Despite receiving over 1,100 ...
Write to your MP - ask them to sign the EDM on disability benefits assessments
06 April 2022 | News
... MP has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for fundamental reform of WCA and PIP assessment in the forthcoming ... to a particular issue, event or campaign. Other MPs may show their support for an EDM by adding their own signature ... commitment to working with disabled people, people with health conditions, and Deaf and Disabled people’s ...
Date for Autumn £300 Cost of Living Payment Announced
26 September 2023 | News
The DWP will make the second 2023 Cost of Living payment of £300 to eligible claimants between 31 October ... a corresponding reduction in the need for food banks." "However, this respite is short-lived, as very soon ... of Living Payment date DWP confirms issue date of £150 Disability Cost of Living payment See also our Cost of ...
300k unpaid carers and 450k Disabled people to suffer UC cut
05 October 2021 | News
... people can simply work more hours to make up for their cut doesn’t stack up for those already working full time or with caring responsibilities.” Read more on how the cut will affect carers here . Both Labour and the ...
We host Disability Hate Crime event in Birmingham
21 March 2013 | News
Today Disability Rights UK is hosting a Disability Hate Crime ... party reporting centres in DPOS . Our toolkit makes it much easier and safer for disabled people to report hate ... The event coincides with a new report which considers how the police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and ...
One year on budget cuts make Care Act “less effective”
31 March 2016 | News
A year after it was introduced, Disability Rights UKs legal partners, Irwin Mitchell ... where eligibility could vary from council to council. However, Irwin Mitchell say that it is still unclear whether ... the courts which examines the extent of this duty, or how much reliance can be placed upon it in obtaining better and ...
“I always wondered why someone didn’t do something about that… then I realised I was someone…”
03 July 2024 | News
... a place where I now get to watch my own children grow up. However, my 11-year-old son is a full-time powered ... our lovely park so Disabled people and those with complex health conditions have access to safe toileting facilities, ... Despite our campaigning successes, there is still so much to do, and still so many more people to educate. It's ...