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Disability Rights UK is working with Transreport on its new Passenger Assist app
15 May 2018 | News
... apps that empower people to use transport, greatly improving your journey experience. The company – which ... Assist app enables users to engage with rail operators and request assistance for their entire journey – the aim ... from the charity said, ‘accessible travel is clearly a key component to people living independent lives – ...
I Can Make It marches on
19 January 2017 | News
Expanding into some wider counties. Our champions are shaking off the cobwebs of early January and getting some direction in the new year. For instance, ...
Parliament debates government social care proposals
25 October 2017 | News
... 25th October 2017 Question put by Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab) and agreed to. Resolved, “That this House notes the Conservative Party’s manifesto commitment to a funding proposal for social care which would have no cap on care ...
Work and Pensions Committee Calls For Delay To PIP and UC Green Paper Reforms
28 May 2025 | News
The Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Debbie Abrahams MP, has written to Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary of State Liz Kendall saying that proposed changes to personal independence payment ...
Parliamentary Committee urges Government to deliver on commitments made to Disabled people
06 March 2024 | News
Ministers “recognise that more needs to be done” to ... the lives of Disabled people, the Government has said and acknowledged “significant gaps in the data and ... people in the UK”. “Our assessment is that these issues with data quality and coverage are more pronounced ...
Update on Health Select Committee Inquiry
26 October 2014 | News
... An update on the evidence to the Health Select Committee Inquiry is now up on the Prescription Charges Coalition ... Library has issued a note on the prescription charge and other NHS charges: The prescription charge and other NHS charges Update on Health Select Committee ...
Leadership Academy First Year Ceremony
04 June 2015 | News
Friday 8 th May 2015 saw the final day of the Leadership Academy cohort of 2014-15 The programme culminated in a day of live presentations and celebrations with a Graduation Ceremony to recognise the ... at work or a change in career path. Nonetheless, nearly all of the delegates felt that they completed the ...
Over a third of PIP claimants feel unable to explain things they want to at their assessment
02 January 2018 | News
Over a third of personal independence payment (PIP) claimants (39%) feel unable to ... research. The DWP commissioned Ipsos MORI to quantitative and qualitative research with PIP claimants designed to give ... was around key communications from the DWP. In particular, nearly all claimants agreed that the DWP made it clear that ...
Reinstating DLA awards: Non-attendance of PIP consultation with good reason
19 December 2018 | News
Statement made by: Sarah Newton (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work. I would like to update the House on the ... should be receiving an ongoing award. This is still in the early stages and being dealt with in date order, ...
Sue Bott submits Ideal for All petition
30 July 2013 | News
Sue Bott from Disability Rights UK who have been supporting Ideal for All in their campaign to stop cuts to their independent living centre, hands over the petition to Sandwell’s Director of Social ... charity in Sandwell, could be forced to close its doors as early as October 2013 to disabled people due to severe cuts ...