Search results
1201-1210 of 4129 results
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Poorest hit hardest by tax, social security and public spending reforms, Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals
16 November 2017 | News
The poorest in society are being hit the hardest by changes to tax, social security and public spending reforms, and are set to lose 10% of ... have on people by 2022. Whilst the poorest are set to lose nearly 10% of their incomes, the richest will lose barely 1%. ...
Half a Million in Disabled Households Forced into Severe Hardship by Green Paper Cuts
13 June 2025 | News
New analysis has found that 440,000 people in Disabled households will be forced into severe hardship and at risk of needing a food bank in 2029/30, if the UK ... ability to engage in training and work.” Source: Nearly half a million people in disabled households will be ...
How to cope with disability at work: Guardian live chat
21 February 2017 | News
Do you have a disability or are you an employer in need of expert advice on workplace issues? Guardian website Join the discussion on Wednesday 22 ... harassment at work because of disability. The legal rights and action victims of disability discrimination can take. ...