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Committee grills IDS over universal credit failures
03 February 2014 | News
Yesterday Ian Duncan Smith, Work and Pensions Secretary, was questioned by the Work and Pensions Committee about setbacks in the implementation of the new Universal Credit. In an, at ... is that IDS hid failures in the IT system as well as problems with the UC timetable. Dame Anne Begg, who chairs ...
Debt worse under UC than other benefits
05 February 2019 | News
One in two people Citizens Advice helps with Universal Credit ... for payment Among the people the charity helps with debt and Universal Credit: Debt problems are more common for the people we help with ...
Did you know that if you are disabled you are half as likely to be active as a non-disabled person?
15 June 2017 | News
We’re getting more disabled people active by providing one to one ... (GOGA) Peer Support project which is all about disabled (and non-disabled) people taking part in fun, inclusive ... it boosts confidence, helps people to find new solutions to problems and reduces isolation. Read more about being a ...
Preventing Illegal Working
07 October 2022 | Resource
... factsheet covers your responsibility to prevent illegal working of your personal care workers. Contents Overview A ... not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in doing so has civil and ... benefits, equipment/aids and discrimination related issues. This resource is a basic overview. All our guidance ...
High Court judge forces Haringey to retake decision under the Care Act
29 September 2015 | News
Council failed to provide asylum-seeker with an independent advocate R (SG) v Haringey LBC and SSHD The claimant was a destitute asylum seeker with mental health problems who argued that she had a need for accommodation ...
Disabled Supermarket Customers Ask for More Support
21 May 2020 | News
The work of supermarkets, particularly their frontline staff, has been widely appreciated during the coronavirus crisis. However, disabled and older customers feel that supermarkets could do more to ... Select Committee, drawing the attention of MPs to the problems disabled people are facing. This week the chair of ...
1.5 million children will need mental health support due to pandemic
15 December 2020 | News
Last week, a debate was held in Westminster Hall about accessible and inclusive education for Disabled children. Dr Lisa ... digital report anticipates a 50% increase in mental health problems for children and young people as a result of the ...
New Zero Project report recognises DR UK helpline
23 February 2015 | News
... Zero Project report 2015 recognises Disability Rights UK's innovative practices in relation to our Personal Budgets (formerly self directed support) helpline and platform on personalised care The line has been awarded ... where the most innovative and effective solutions to problems that persons with disabilities face, are shared. ...
Work Programme lets down disabled
20 May 2013 | News
Can the Work Programme work for all user groups? - Work and Pensions Committee First Report of Session 2013–14 ... Pensions Committee suggests that the Work Programme is failing to reach the most disadvantaged long-term unemployed ... has proved much less successful to date in addressing the problems faced by jobseekers who face more serious obstacles ...
Britain's low productivity rates are not due to disabled people
06 December 2017 | News
Yesterday afternoon (December 6th, 2017), Finance Minister Philip Hammond sparked alarm and condemnation for suggesting that the UK's stubbornly low productivity rate was due to the high employment rate and larger numbers of disabled workers . His exact quote ...