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Government dismisses Work and Pensions Committee UC reform proposals “out of hand” and “simply ignored” others
13 January 2021 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has published the Government ... Credit: The wait for a first payment. The report, published in October 2020 , drew on evidence from both organisations and individuals which suggested that a significant ...
Key health and care bodies say keeping and extending the £20 week UC lifeline is crucial
08 February 2021 | News
Key bodies working across health and care have written an open letter to ... - due to expire at the end of March 2021 – must be kept and extended to legacy benefits. The letter has been signed ...
Have your say: DR UK zoom sessions on national women’s health strategy
30 March 2021 | News
The government is consulting on a strategy for women’s health, and Disability Rights UK will be hosting three zoom sessions ... the healthcare system, and how workplaces deal with health issues. What are the issues you most want to raise as a ...
Get Out Get Active goes live
30 September 2016 | News
... the start of the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) programme following January’s successful funding announcement. Spirit of ... initiative, which brings together 18 GOGA localities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and numerous national partners. In ...
PM acknowledges vast amounts of discrimination Disabled people face across all aspects of society
27 July 2021 | News
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged the vast amount of ... victims of crime, far fewer adults owned their own home, and the impact of Coronavirus had been distressingly ... concerted, cross-government plan to deal with such problems and make disability policy a truly ecumenical ...
Changes to PIP should help some Motability users
20 April 2017 | News
... are turned down for the enhanced mobility rate of Personal Independence Payment and lease a vehicle through the Motability scheme will be ... for the outcome of an appeal. There are still some real problems with PIP, and these changes won’t help disabled ...
Disabled people are relying on crowdfunding to get wheelchairs
26 June 2017 | News
Disabled people are having to rely on crowdfunding to pay for wheelchairs due to cuts in services, a postcode lottery of availability and delays. Dr Hannah Barham-Brown, has told the British ... or to be able to work unless they can be mobile. But the problems disabled for people are compounded by the benefits ...
Five week Universal credit wait having a devastating impact on disabled people
18 June 2019 | News
... face unavoidable costs as a result of their disability and cannot afford to lose substantial sums each year, yet ... of charities and other organisations committed to working towards a fair benefits system. The five week wait for a ... financial support available to disabled people. Until these problems are resolved, the managed migration process must ...
DR UKs statement on the new WCA reassessment guidance
05 October 2017 | News
... disability charities that took part from October 2016 in discussions with the DWP on how it should ensure that ... Welfare Rights Adviser said: “The WCA causes stress, fear and anxiety to many disabled people and any effective reform ... previous situation, they don’t resolve the fundamental problems of the WCA. To benefit from the new criteria, a ...
Our Response To Government's Proposals To Weaken Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA)
04 July 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) and Disabled Students UK are pushing back on the Government’s proposed changes to Disabled ... isn’t currently “working optimally” but the current issues with DSA aren’t going to be solved by HEPs taking ...