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DPOs write to Prime Minister
07 September 2022 | News
... Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG), is a coalition of England-wide Disabled People's Organisations and allies. The group came together as a response to the growing upheaval in the country around food and energy price ...
LA Care Act implementation fails disabled people
13 October 2015 | News
Promoting choice and control? How the implementation of the Care ... Rights UK says; “Local authorities might argue that it is early days in the implementation of the Care Act but if you ...
600 disabled claimants per DEA unacceptable
27 January 2014 | News
A new Work and Pensions Committee report recommends that Jobcentre Plus (JCP) should continue to provide a public employment service for the ... of claimants' potential barriers to employment at an early stage of unemployment benefit claims. JCP's key ...
DR UK response to Right to Control pilots
29 August 2013 | News
... enable disabled people to pool resources from up to six funding streams such as Access to Work and Social Care and be in control of how our support needs ... a time to prove themselves, and evaluate the results too early. This gives space for the opponents of change, ...
Home ownership option for disabled people
19 November 2013 | News
A new policy briefing from Advance is calling for the Homes and Communities ... and the policy briefing, comes as the Government begins the early stages of developing funding plans for housing for ...
PIP 20m legal challenge fails
15 October 2015 | News
... was fair The Court of Appeal have rejected the appeal in Sumpter vs Secretary of State for Work and Pensions . This was an appeal against last year’s High ... had been conducted fairly, if not exactly flawlessly and upheld the earlier High Court decision. “The reality ...
DWP’s PIP assessment “torture” helped cause my son’s suicide, says disabled Mum
05 July 2021 | News
... just weeks after the DWP slashed his benefits, despite being warned he was severely depressed, malnourished, could not face leaving his flat, and had made several suicide attempts, the Disability News ... if the department finally accepted that there were systemic problems with the disability benefits assessment system; if ...
Spotlight on NeuroNoir CIC: Building Spaces for Black Neurodivergent Women & Queer People
12 June 2025 | News
... article is part of Disability Rights UK’s series highlighting intersectional Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) across the UK, especially new and emerging groups making waves in their communities. ... into Manchester and Essex due to overwhelming interest. Nearly 200 people have attended so far, with many ...
Public Transport Failing Disabled People
06 March 2024 | News
... Rights UK's Transport policy adviser, makes a strong and unequivocal statement about the failure of public transport in the UK to meet the accessibility needs and requirements ... this grudging service provision must not continue and clearly understand that many households with a Disabled person ...
Government Calls for Evidence to Address Accessibility on Buses
14 June 2023 | News
... key regulations to improve bus accessibility. They are calling for evidence in an attempt to address the gaps in understanding by gathering information on the current effectiveness and potential evolution of the Public Service Vehicles ...