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Council adopts novel approach to protect Blue Badge holders
08 August 2022 | News
A campaigning group on driving issues for Disabled people has welcomed ... to attend the equivalent of a speed awareness course and to pay £100 administrative costs, using their powers to ...
Public consultation on DSA changes says Govt
14 June 2015 | News
... made to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) Joseph Johnson Minister for Universities and Science stated in parliament: “The Government are ... This can provide support to students with mental health issues. In the academic year 2012-13, just over £127 ...
PIP assessments: 150 to 200 lose Motability car each week
11 October 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK CEO Liz Sayce was interviewed about PIP and mobility on the Adrian Goldberg radio show this morning, for BBC West Midlands Listen to radio show - news item begins approximately ...
Government rejects compulsory Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs)
07 April 2022 | News
... Government has decided not to implement the Grenfell Tower Inquiry recommendation that PEEPs must be supplied to all ... this week that “practicality”, “proportionality” and “safety” were all reasons why PEEPs could not be ... costs” to the taxpayer, “hinder others in evacuating” and prevent the fire service from fighting the fire. The ...
ILF transfers: Check your area
23 April 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK has carried out two freedom of information requests (FOI) asking English local authorities ... opposes closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) unless and until an effective alternative approach is in place that ... local authorities would be doing about ILF transfers in England. Scotland, Wales and Northerm Ireland are introducing ...
New legal judgment denies PIP to those facing “overwhelming psychological distress”
13 January 2016 | News
... been issued that will likely deny an award of the Personal Independence Payment mobility component to disabled people, ... 10 points under the PIP assessment point’s scheme and so leads on its own to an award of the standard mobility ... who are accompanied out of doors due to mental health issues such as anxiety or panic attacks will be denied any ...
National Campaign Launched Aiming For Step Change In Disability Justice
12 September 2024 | News
We all want a decent quality of life for ourselves and those we care about. Yet two million Disabled people are trapped in deep poverty, unable to afford to eat or heat their home. ... million) live in a household with a D isabled person. Nearly half of the poverty in the UK is therefore directly ...
New guide to Adult Disability Payment in Scotland launched
14 August 2023 | News
Adult disability payment (ADP) is a benefit for people in Scotland between the age of 16 and pension age who need help taking part in everyday life ...
Response to Fulfilling potential: making it happen
03 July 2013 | News
FULFILLING POTENTIAL – MAKING IT REALLY HAPPEN FOR DISABLED ... UK welcomes the publication today of a set of outcomes and indicators to measure progress in disabled people’s ... to ensure we as disabled people can achieve our aspirations and play a full role in society. The detailed Action Plan ...
DWP appoints disability network chairs
08 October 2019 | News
Department for Work and Pensions appoints disability network chairs to The Department for Work ... across England, reporting back to government on a range of issues including transport, housing and employment. Sue ...