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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 ...
We condemn taxi firm disability policy
14 January 2014 | News
Boro Taxis, the largest firm in the north east of England, has said it would be ... to the Voice of Russia Sue Bott, Director of Policy and Development at Disability Rights UK, said: "Disabled ...
LGA: £347m emergency welfare fund must be kept
23 February 2014 | News
The scrapping of a Government fund used by councils to provide ... Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, is calling for Government to rethink its ... help out families in crisis. This could lead to short-term problems escalating. Overall funding for local government ...
The consequences of poor DWP decision making: case studies needed
15 April 2021 | News
Sally Hunt of the Administrative Justice Council has highighted the below to ... of poor decision-making by the DWP in relation to PIP and ESA claims and reassessments. The resultant report ... at the tribunal stage. We want to shine a light on problems that claimants face while waiting for ...
The Disability Rights Handbook: A Brief History
18 January 2024 | News
The current editor of our Disability Rights Handbook, Ian Greaves, takes us through the history of the Disability Rights UK Handbook - which is nearly 50 years old! THE EARLY YEARS The Disability Rights ... began its life as pamphlet produced by the new campaigning organisation Disability Alliance. Disability Alliance ...
What the new Bus Services Act offers disabled people
28 November 2017 | News
The Bus Services Act 2017: new powers and opportunities View document The Bus Services Act 2017 ... the Act is to improve bus services for passengers by providing local authorities, the Secretary of State and bus ... arrangements it is recommended that they: Consult at an early stage with disabled people and groups that represent ...
Advocacy: Get your voice heard
07 October 2022 | Resource
... advocacy mean? What is the role of the Advocate? Which things can the advocate support me with? Where can I get an ... (i.e. an advocate) to assist you to express your opinions and make your views heard in order to lead changes in your ... to make the right decisions about your goals in life and issues that matter to you Speaks on your behalf if you want ...
Scrap six months campaign victory: fast-tracked access to benefits for people with terminal illness expanded
11 July 2021 | News
In response to the Scrap 6 Months campaign led by the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and Marie Curie, the Government has pledged to make it ... vital financial support quicker than they can do at present and at the highest rate through revised Special Rules. The ...
Benefit sanctions main reason for food bank resort
07 December 2014 | News
An All-Party inquiry into hunger and food poverty in Britain has ... do more with surplus unsold products. Of benefit -related problems the report says: “There is a clear moral case to ...