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DR UK joins public call for Michael Gove to freeze rents
23 February 2023 | News
... the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotherham, leaders of the Green party, think tanks and charities have signed an open letter calling ... average rent rises of £3400 (20.5%) in December, nearly double the 12% national figure. Millions trapped ...
I Can Make It is thrilled by news from Andy Street, and on the road to ‘I Can Make a Pledge’
16 November 2017 | News
I Can Make It is thrilled that Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Andy Street , in his keynote speech at the inaugural ...
Minister confirms testing of an new severe disability group for health and disability benefit receipt
12 September 2023 | News
Speaking at a Westminster Hall debate last week, Minister for ... “testing new initiatives to make it easier to apply for and receive health and disability benefits.” This includes he said, testing a ...
Video recording to be a standard part of the PIP assessment process
04 June 2018 | News
Personal Independence Payments:Written statement - HCWS733 - Made by ... Sarah Newton (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work) The statement announces pilots for the video ... recording of PIP assessments, which will eventually be a standard part of the PIP assessment process and also the ...
Using Medical Evidence In Benefit Appeals Training
23 June 2023 | News
... at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals. It considers how to deal with the traps and pitfalls appellants commonly encounter after disclosing ...
The UK Government Is Facing The UN Disability Committee - Here's How You Can Get Involved!
17 March 2024 | News
Disabled activists have been fighting for decades against our institutionalisation, isolation and deprivation – it's time the world started to ... stream. How you can help Watch the evidence session and scrutinise the government's answers Share your thoughts ...
Learning disability and debt
12 April 2018 | News
In this guest blog post, Jason Jaspal from Disability Rights ... disabilities can experience around managing their finances, and explains why they have been working with the Money ... on a new training course for advisers. Learning disability and debt – guest blog post from Disability Rights UK ...
Students and Universal Credit
10 June 2013 | News
House of Commons - Written Answer concerning which students can get Universal Credit - Mon, 10 June ... 2013 Stephen Timms: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in what circumstances someone undertaking study ... the work-related requirements appropriate in their case and it is not: a course of non-advanced education or ...
Ticket Office Consultation: Have Your Say Before it Ends!
25 August 2023 | News
The consultation on train operator proposals to close the majority of railway ticket offices in England ends on Friday 1 September, following an extension ... to unacceptable extreme short notice and accessibility issues. With one week to go before the public consultation ...
Strategic partner updates for April 2014
02 April 2014 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner ... England and Public Health England. This month’s update includes reflections on Disability Rights UK’s events and ... first 10 trusts will be inspected at the end of April and early May so any feedback about these trusts would be very ...