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Assist UK Disabled People and Carer Survey
12 June 2013 | News
... UK leads a UK wide network of locally-situated Disabled Living Centres. Most centres include a permanent exhibition of products and equipment that provide people with opportunities to see and try products and equipment and get information and ...
You and Yours: Philip Connolly on DSA
15 January 2015 | News
Philip Connolly, DR UK Policy and Communications Manager discussed the proposed changed to Disabled Students Allowances on BBC’s You and Yours The programme was aired on Friday 16 January. You can listen to the broadcast here . The interview took place 38 minutes into the broadcast. You and ...
Universal Credit and the Severe Disability Premium
17 February 2019 | News
This Commons Library briefing looks at how Universal Credit (UC) will affect benefit ... onto UC until they can receive transitional protection, and proposed "transitional payments" for those who have already moved to UC and lost SDP. Read more Universal Credit and the Severe ...
Benefit cap hurts disabled people and carers
04 May 2016 | News
Latest benefit cap figures show effect on disabled people and carers. View DWP statistics At February 2016, of those capped households: 14 % were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance. 51% were claiming Income ... (which includes carers). 16% were claiming Employment and Support Allowance (Assessment Stage and Work -Related ...
Finding and choosing a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV)
29 January 2017 | News
Wheelchair users are faced with many mobility challenges and a specially conditioned vehicle which accommodates their wheelchair in a comfortable and easy manner can make a huge difference to their quality ...
Careers Advice and Post 16 Learning Options
15 January 2025 | Resource
In England all young people are required to participate in some form of education or training until they turn 18. ... This factsheet explores the available post-16 education and training options for Disabled people and highlights the ...
New Research Reveals 1 in 5 Charities Could Disappear this Winter
30 October 2023 | News
... (NCVO) – the largest membership body for charities and volunteering organisations in the UK – reveals the alarming extent of the crisis currently facing charities and the voluntary sector. NCVO launches new ‘Cost Of ...
BMA Response to COVID-19 Letter
29 April 2020 | News
... British Medical Association writes response to "Covid 19 and the rights of disabled people" letter The British ... the trade union and professional association for doctors in the UK, has responded to the open letter " Covid 19 and ... is important that we, as a society, begin to discuss these issues now, in case they become necessary and resources ...
Woman challenged by police to produce mask exemption document
20 January 2021 | News
A woman was removed from a supermarket by police in Kent after refusing to show evidence of her medical ... exemption from needing to wear a face covering. National and local press picked up on video recorded by the woman and first published on social media. The Daily Mail branded ...
DR UK raises concerns about PIP changes to the Minister for Disabled People
14 March 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK has signed an open letter urging Penny Mordaunt MP, Minister for Disabled People to ... (PIP) which will leave at least 160,000 disabled people and those with long-term conditions without vital financial ... equipment and insurance. Those with mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism face just as severe ...