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Fairness In The House: Report Into Politicians' Language of 'Fairness'
20 October 2023 | News
... the Fairness Foundation launched a report called 'Fairness In The House', delving into the 'fairness' language of ... reveals some important truths about who ‘fairness’ and, by extension, politics as a whole – is seen to be ... on the right talk about fairness in relation to very clearly defined groups, such as taxpayers and hard-working ...
PPM ban temporary as Ofgem prepares report on energy suppliers
22 February 2023 | News
The recent ban on the forced installation of Prepayment meters (PPMs) in the homes of ... operating on behalf of energy firms, were entering homes, and installing PPMs regardless of the households’ personal ... personal stories that include a customer with mobility issues, emphysema, arthritis, and brittle bone disease ...
Adult social care spending still down on 2010 figures – TUC report
08 September 2020 | News
Annual adult social care spending in England is still £600m lower than in 2010, ... care: better quality services and jobs outlines the problems resulting in the denial of high quality social care ...
Latest learning disabilities mortality statistics make for grim reading
03 May 2018 | News
The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Annual Report 2017 View ... learning disabilities, identify learning from those deaths, and take forward the learning into service improvement ... a local, named health care coordinator. Providers should clearly identify people requiring the provision of reasonable ...
Ticket Office Closure Update: Consultation Stage has Officially Closed
05 September 2023 | News
Disability Rights UK are closely monitoring the next stages after the consultation regarding train ... of the majority of ticket offices in England closed on September 1st. Stephen Brookes, DR UK Rail ... our views around accessibility, safety and security, issues with ticket machines and how stations will be staffed ...
IPPR argues for free social care for over 65s
22 May 2019 | News
IPPR thinktank argues for free social care for over 65s in England The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a ... mention of under 65s who receive social care, even though nearly 300,000 people between 18 and 64 received social care ...
Government continues Household Support Fund (HSF)
03 September 2024 | News
... residents with essential expenses such as food, utilities, and clothing . The funding is provided by central government and enables local councils to support low-income families in ...
Bromley Council wrongly made care cuts without reassessing needs
04 June 2018 | News
... cut by London Borough of Bromley, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. Read Ombudsman article Calls to our Personal Budgets helpline show that this is a common problem facing many disabled ... deal of support. In this case, the man, who has autism and other needs, and his mother had been in receipt of ...
The future of social security post austerity
30 August 2016 | News
For Us All: Redesigning social security, for the 2020s. Read report This Fabian ... as part of a strategic agenda for raising British living standards following the UK’s decision to leave the EU. It ... that social security for pensioners is now on a strong and sustainable footing but that the system for ...
Irwin Mitchell Access All Areas campaign
21 June 2015 | News
Irwin Mitchell’s Access All Areas campaign seeks to highlight the problems disabled people face when seeing live music, as ... Mitchell are sending two wheelchair users – Rosie Mayes and Charlotte Fairbank - to some of the big summer festivals ...