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No maximum budget levels for care costs says Ombudsman
26 April 2018 | News
Councils cannot set maximum budget levels when calculating the cost of people’s care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said. The Ombudsman has issued ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Southern rail fine welcomed but still only a slap on the wrist
13 July 2017 | News
DR UK notes the fine on Southern rail for failures to adhere to their ... ensuring their services are accessible to disabled people and that 5 million of the fine is earmarked for on-board ... company that has made it difficult for disabled passengers and which has cancelled the Turn Up and Go programme from ...
Social care faces Coronavirus and immigration ‘perfect storm’
10 March 2020 | News
The social care sector must be prioritised in the Budget, as it faces a ‘perfect storm’ of the threat from Coronavirus and new immigration policy, set to kick in from 1 January 2021. Potentially hundreds of thousands of job vacancies could remain unfilled as a result of ...
Ministers and councils urged to dump ‘disability tax’
11 November 2018 | News
Charging for social care is an unfair and costly tax on ... in both the amount they charge for social care support - and who they charge. The study aimed to establish whether ...
Disability Rights UK Research and Manifesto on Brexit
20 April 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK has been researching the possible impact of Brexit on disabled people’s ... has included looking at UK laws that have a basis in EU law and what might be required to avoid aspects being lost or ... Centres for Independent Living, charities, Trade Unions and individual disabled people. To provide some legislative ...
More meetings and preparations for I Can Make It
09 February 2017 | News
... for Liverpool Hannah Ross spoke at a well-attended panel in at the University of Oxford as part of the 42 Bedford Row ... ‘the long-term goals of the I Can Make It campaign and how they fit in with the government’s promises to ... She “valued hearing the opinions of law professionals and academics, who had experience dealing with companies and ...
‘It’s everyone’s journey’ – transport campaign and funding launched
28 October 2019 | News
Bus services in Great Britain are to receive a £2m cash injection to provide audio and visual equipment to help people with visual and hearing impairments know when to board and alight from ...
Social Security Advisory Committee vacancies within DWP
05 November 2024 | News
... 4 roles The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is an independent statutory body, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It is the UK Government’s advisory ... understanding of complex social security and welfare reform issues, taking into account Government policies, the ...
DLA, PIP and AA now devolved to Scotland
28 March 2016 | News
The Scotland Act 2016, that fulfils the commitments made by the UK ... the Scottish Parliament, has now become law. These powers include the ability to set income tax rates and thresholds as well as control over a significant part of ...
Providers announced for the Work and Health Programme
31 October 2017 | News
The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Penny ... Mordaunt, has announced the 6 providers for the new Work and Health Programme . [source Touchbase 122 ] Central ...