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New Kings Fund report on health and social care
03 September 2014 | News
A new settlement for health and social care This is the final report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. In it, the commission discusses ...
EHRC Says WCA Consultation Period Insufficient For Disabled People To Meaningfully Respond
31 October 2023 | News
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to request “as a matter of urgency” an ... reforms of the work capability assessment (WCA). Background In March 2023, the Government announced proposals to abolish ...
Office of Rail and Road announces new safeguarding measures
04 October 2020 | News
The Office of Rail and Road has announced new safeguarding measures which will improve reliability for requests for ... scheme, following a successful trial by Network Rail, GTR and South West Railway, focuses on improving and simplifying ...
Disability Rights Movement archive and exhibitions awarded Lottery funding
14 December 2022 | News
... of the Disability Rights Movement. The Movement was integral to achieving the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995, and the four-year project will record and digitise these unique social history and heritage ...
Postpone tax credit cuts says Work and Pensions Committee
10 November 2015 | News
... for a year to enable debate about the future of working-age benefits, a group of MPs said today. The Chancellor ... rejected by the House of Lords. In its report, the Work and Pensions Committees also accuse the Treasury of being ... with the increase in the income tax personal allowance and the National Living Wage, the tax credits cuts would ...
Disabled user experience on England's motorways and major roads
05 December 2018 | News
An accessible road network? Disabled user experience on England's motorways and major 'A' roads. Read report A new transportfocus report ... uncovers the barriers disabled people encounter when travelling on roads managed by Highways England. The research ...
DR UK and Unison hold joint event on Brexit
15 September 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK and UNISON joint event at Parliament to discuss disability rights after Brexit On Tuesday September 10th UNISON and Disability Rights UK held a joint roundtable discussion ...
New cheap and accessible, holiday opportunity for disabled people
07 February 2018 | News
Matchinghouses.com was created in 2004 to allow disabled people, ... for holidays, rather than rely on unreliable, expensive, and often inaccessible hotel accommodation. Matchinghouses.com have now expanded the concept to include families with disabled ...
DWP announces regional workshop events to ask disabled people how the social security system could better support their needs
09 October 2019 | News
The DWP is holding a series of nine regional workshop events “to hear ... from disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and charities” on social security reform. On 25 June, ... Government policy should be formulated in relation to all issues that impact on disabled people. We would also hope ...
Govt Human rights guidance for businesses
03 September 2013 | News
Good Business:Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights This action plan is the UK’s national ... activities and impacts, and report on human rights issues and risks as appropriate as part of their annual ...