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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 ...
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 ...
Flexible hours would combat pay gap and increase disabled peoples job opportunities
14 August 2017 | News
... flexible hours to all job applicants will help combat pay disparities and increase job opportunities for disabled ... form part of a strategy for tackling pay imbalances across disability gender and ethnicity. The EHRC report examines the disability pay gap in Great Britain, defined as the ...
“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 ...
Budget 2024 Results In A Net Welfare Cut Of £3.9 Billion In 2029/2030
31 October 2024 | News
An analysis of the Chancellor’s Budget 2024, shows that benefit cuts vastly outweigh the benefit ... welfare cut of £3.9 billion in 2029/2030. The Foundation does detail some benefit ‘giveaways’: £1 billion in ... for the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments. The 12-month extension of the Household Support ...
Claimant deaths still linked to systemic flaws in benefits system, DWP document shows
27 January 2023 | News
... for Work and Pensions (DWP), an official document has shown. The DWP document, released to Disability News Service (DNS) following a freedom of ... and cold”, “genuinely can’t survive like this for much longer”, was “in so much debt”, “literally ...
Universal Credit will “steamroll vulnerable people into poverty” concludes new Salvation Army research
12 February 2020 | News
New research by The Salvation Army has shown that millions of people risk being unable to access ... Better identification of vulnerable people and those with mental health issues so they have tailored support to move onto ...
MPs say carers worse off if they work additional hours
16 May 2018 | News
... This means, that under the current benefit system, work does not pay if carers want to work additional hours. The Committee ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop MPs say carers ...
PPE telephone survey with personal assistant employers
12 July 2020 | News
... Group which has been working with the Department of Health and Social Care’s PPE future demand strategy team ... is leading work to make sure it understands when, where and how much Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used in ...
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 ...