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New regulations issued excluding disabled students from Universal Credit entitlement
04 August 2020 | News
... be receiving [higher] education' for those in receipt of a disability benefit. They amend the exception to the ... to increase the number of disabled people in employment. However, DR UK will not give up on this issue and will lobby ... to encourage disabled people to take up education – but doesn’t explain how New regulations issued excluding ...
Disability Rights UK enters Health and Wellbeing Alliance
11 May 2017 | News
... to announce that DRUK has joined the Department of Health's Health and Wellbeing Alliance - as part of the user-led Win ... Equality Foundation and The National LGB&T Partnership. Disability Rights UK enters Health and Wellbeing Alliance ...
Disability charities brand WCA test “farcical”
26 August 2013 | News
... condition at reassessment; there is no evidence that Atos Healthcare Professionals or DWP decision makers have sought ... the longest possible clinically justified interval; and a much more comprehensive quality assurance process of both ... recover, is farcical and simply defies belief. It shows that many assessors, and those who rubber-stamp the ...
Disabled people receiving Support for Mortgage Interest will now be able to transfer this when moving home
17 June 2019 | News
... be asked to reapply for the loan on their new property. However, the Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child ... benefit for those who move into a new property due to a disability or health condition, as they will continue to receive ...
MPs say delay the vote on the next phase of Universal Credit
21 November 2018 | News
... managed migration until some tests are met is something Disability Rights UK recommended to the SSAC, for example: ... the percentage of claimants not being paid on time; how disabled claimants will be identified; and how disabled ... such support is in place. 7. Finally, we ask that the SSAC does not limit itself from reporting on its and others views ...
What has the DDA done for you?
04 November 2020 | News
... 8 November, it will be 25 years since the passing of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), the first civil rights ... to use the equipment It empowers me to ask for accessible health information It helped many disabled people to access ... was the ability to see that my hidden disabilities and my mental health condition were not matters to be ashamed of, ...
DPOs call for reinstatement of infection control measures
15 July 2021 | News
... that children attend school for their education, wellbeing, mental health and long-term development. Clinically extremely ... government explicitly issuing guidance to schools about how to keep children who shielded safe, parents are put in ...
Celebrating Trustees Week
08 November 2023 | News
... the 6th to the 10th of November. It is an opportunity to showcase charity trustees and thank them for their devoted ... and question how our social care provision could work in a much better way, to uphold a person's identity and ensure ... welfare and education valuable. I believe DR UK has a fundamental role in the move towards a more inclusive society and ...
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 ...