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Advanced payments of Universal Credit must be repaid in 6 months
25 October 2017 | News
... is money that is rightfully theirs.” He added - “However, fundamental changes are also needed to the level of Universal Credit payable to disabled people. The severe disability premium (SDP) currently gives additional support ...
Social welfare advice good business model
21 July 2014 | News
... expensive crisis and emergency services. The review shows that legal advice across different categories of law ... the risk of unmanageable debt and prevent the onset of mental health problems. the cost of unresolved social welfare ...
Digital Content Officer
07 February 2023 | Opportunity
... people who identify as being LGBTQIA2S+; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class ... on DR UK and the post, the person specification, and how to apply. How to apply To apply, please send us your CV ...
United call for benefits to increase by 6% from April 2022 due to cost of living crisis
09 February 2022 | News
The Disability Benefits Consortium, of which DR UK is a member, ... affected by the benefit cap, must feel the impact. “Much more is needed for levels of support to reflect what ... Chief Executive, British Psychological Society Joseph Howes, CEO, Buttle UK Leigh Elliott, CEO, Children North ...
Responding to change in jobcentres
18 June 2013 | News
... this by prioritising checks over benefits eligibility payments processing and adjusted other services such as the ... by the number of people that stop claiming benefits, not how many people each jobcentre has helped into work. The Department does know that around 40% of individuals claim benefits ...
Access to Work Scheme Owes Businesses Thousands
15 April 2025 | News
... grants to help support Disabled people in the workplace. However, businesses have told the BBC that there are ... them losing job offers. Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms, said in February that Access ... from bbc.co.uk. See also our related news story How does limiting the Access to Work Scheme get more Disabled ...
2nd Access to Work evidence session
02 September 2014 | News
... needs of people with more "hidden" disabilities, such as mental health conditions, learning disabilities and developmental impairments, and how well Access to Work currently supports those needs. ...
Prepayment meters, the hopeful end of a energy nightmare.
03 February 2023 | News
... for the right reason. Yesterday the Times exposed what many disability campaigners already knew, that energy firms and ... in their homes, equipment that maintains and prolongs a healthy existence. I also touched on why Disabled ... discombobulated by the firms’ actions under their watch. However, be it a campaign like ours or another, the fact ...
EHRC publishes disability hate crime report
05 September 2016 | News
... age hate crime or sexual orientation hate crime both fell, however it is not possible to say whether there has been a ... impairments in England and Wales, in particular people with mental health conditions such as depression or social or ...
DHSC's training plan must involve people with learning disabilities, says DRUK
04 November 2019 | News
... The call comes in response to the Department of Health and Social Care’s announcement that the Government will introduce mandatory learning disability training for all health and social care staff, ... the learning disabled people forced to live in long-stay mental health hospitals. Reviews are welcome but must lead ...