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Shielders resist new guidance on going outdoors
01 June 2020 | News
Government advice issued on Sunday, allowing people who have been shielding to go outdoors, either ... has received a mixed response from shielders in England and Wales, with many choosing to continue to follow the ...
DR UK: PEEPs must be non-negotiable outcome of post-Grenfell consultation
11 May 2021 | News
... Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) for Disabled people living in tower blocks by inviting us to participate in a ... 72 people died, nearly half of whom were Disabled people and children and 85% of whom were from non-white ... Fire Safety Bill unfortunately addresses none of these issues. We wrote to Government before the Bill received ...
DR UK wants true reporting on WCA
04 February 2014 | News
Following news that 32% of new claimants for Employment and ... assessment against criteria called descriptors Some of the problems identified Most people have no idea of the first ...
Celebrating All-party Parliamentary Group on Disability
03 June 2013 | News
... of All-party Parliamentary Group on Disability, and Marije Davidson’s contribution As Marije Davidson, ... Jane Campbell says: ‘With Disability Rights UK’s continued high calibre servicing of this All-Party Group (APPDG) ... These enable peers and MPs to become better informed on issues on which legislation/policy is going through or ...
Recording Shows Atos Nurse Lied Repeatedly in PIP Assessment
17 August 2023 | News
... slashed after an Atos nurse lied about what he told her during an assessment about his pain and suicidal thoughts, and repeatedly under-stated how his ... had his monthly personal independence payment (PIP) cut by nearly £340 a month. It is the third time he has had to ...
2019 Benefit and Pension rates published
22 November 2018 | News
A list of the benefit rates and pension rates for 2019 to 2020. So far we have the Benefit and pension rates from April 2019 to 2020. As other rates are published (Tax Credits, Child Benefit, Tax and NI) we will put them on our website here 2019 Benefit ...
Civil Society strategy and disabled people
28 October 2018 | News
Presentation to the Office of Civil society, within DCMs, by Disability Rights UK Policy and Development Manager, Philip Connolly. View presentation Civil Society strategy and disabled people ...
Local authority social care responsibilities under the spotlight
09 June 2016 | News
... ability to be able to support people with personal budgets and implement the Care Act. The first is a report from the Public Accounts Committee that has been taking evidence and considering how well local councils are ... Committee is inviting written submissions on the following issues: The impact of the 2015 Spending Review and Local ...
DR UK reflects on David Blunkett’s speech
11 March 2015 | News
... baton that we will take forward – as disabled people leading change – and we want to work with allies who share the vision." ... allies who share the vision. Mr Blunkett has raised vital issues: The need to move from the patronising ‘pat on the ...
Domestic Abuse Bill risks sending disabled people “back to the days of the Victorian asylums”
13 July 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK has written to the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC, the Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Priti Patel ... its grave concerns about provision for disabled people in the Domestic Abuse Bill. The ‘carers’ defence’ ...