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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 ...
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 ...
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 In Scotland, PIP has been replaced by adult disability payment .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 ...
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 ...
A better future for disabled people
19 April 2015 | News
... People The manifesto promises to; Toughen up the law on disability hate crime Reform the Work Capability Assessment ... children and those with special educational needs Give mental health the same priority as physical health on the NHS, ...
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 ...
Bedroom tax judgments both a significant victory and disappointing defeat
08 November 2016 | News
... the housing benefit cap scheme as he did was reasonable. However, some people with disabilities have a transparent ... on the judgments, Ken Butler, Welfare Rights Officer at Disability Rights UK said: "Mr and Mrs Rutherford’s and ... as they did before today’s judgment and that the judgment does not require any LA to re -assess the HB of existing ...
Work Capability Assessment
23 April 2025 | Resource
... only one assessment is needed If your condition gets worse How is the work capability assessment applied? Completing ... work capability assessment in 2028. From then on, any extra health-related support in universal credit (to replace the ... can carry out a range of activities, both physical and ‘mental, cognitive and intellectual’ . Each activity is ...
DBC open letter to Government on ESA cut
25 January 2016 | News
... disabled people receiving this benefit. The Government has however suggested that sick and disabled people who get this ... Almost 7 in 10 (69%) say cuts to ESA will cause their health to suffer More than a quarter (28%) say they ... Society 9. Mark Winstanley, Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness 10. Paul Farmer CBE, Chief Executive of Mind ...
Join Our Online Event: Sharing Information on Disability!
20 March 2024 | News
... whether to share information on your impairments or health conditions with education providers, training providers or employers? What did you decide? Disability Rights UK, in collaboration with the Disabled ... of Disabled people and reflect on our rights and how organisations can create more inclusive cultures. ...