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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 ...
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 ...
Funded help in Scotland to access disability benefits
30 September 2015 | News
... both PIP and ESA, which are benefits for people with ill-health or disabilities, assessments are carried out by firms ... by the Department for Work and Pensions, to establish how their disability affects their life and what level of support they ...
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 ...
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 ...
Over 100 Disabled People's Mass Lobby of MPs to Resist Benefit Cuts
22 May 2025 | News
... down on dangerous proposed cuts and other ‘reforms’ to health and disability benefits, Disabled people demanded MPs vote ... over 100 Disabled people came to Westminster Hall to tell how they are affected by the cuts. Although we had many ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...