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What is desperately needed for Disabled people in this Wednesdays Autumn Statement
20 November 2023 | News
Comment by Dan White, Policy and Campaigns Officer This week will see the Chancellor’s ... affect the household budgets of millions of people, setting out how much money will be spent on state benefits and public services, all of which have a crucial impact on ...
I Can Make It - making progress, whatever the weather
23 November 2016 | News
The first part of last week (beginning 14th of November) was a tale of two cities for I Can Make It. On Monday, Leo and our two champions for Birmingham, Katy Evans and Rahul ... Connolly and Anna Denham (working with us on procurement issues), joined two of our champions for Manchester, Kathryn ...
Green Paper: Accessible Formats Published And Public Consultation Meeting Dates
08 April 2025 | News
The Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper ... of the Pathways to Work Green Paper are now available and can be accessed online here . In addition, if you need ...
Fazilet Hadi awarded MBE, for services to Promoting the Interests of Disabled People
02 January 2025 | News
... of Policy at Disability Rights UK, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List. Her combination of warmth and incisive grasp of disability rights is impressive and has helped to build DR UK’s strong policy reputation." ...
DWP Ordered To Release Information About Decision to Scrap WCA
14 November 2023 | News
The Information Commissioner has ordered the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to release vital information about its ... then be rolled out, for new claims only from 2026/2027 and 2029 for existing claimants. However, on 8 September, ...
Reasonable work adjustments can be reduced hours
11 November 2013 | News
... their duty to make reasonable adjustments by only offering a disabled employee reduced hours for a fixed period. In Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Higgins , the employee, Mr Higgins, was ... a counter proposal that the period be extended to 26 weeks and refused to return to work unless this was met. The DWP ...
Three of the UK's biggest cities have no plans for providing wheelchair-accessible homes
06 December 2022 | News
New reporting from the BBC has found that some of England's major ... the government committed to increasing the accessibility standards for new build homes but there remains no progress on ...
Back Up's Survey - Your Experience of Getting and Owning a Wheelchair
04 January 2017 | News
Back up are currently carrying out research into the needs and experiences of ... users. Back Up are members of Disability Rights UK and inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the ...
Blueprint for post-pandemic NHS and social care reform launched
10 February 2021 | News
The Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has set out new proposals to bring health and care services closer together. The measures, set out in ...
How to fix the funding of health and social care
20 June 2018 | News
Following the Prime Minister’s promise of more cash for the NHS, ... a parliamentary inquiry into how to raise this money now and into the future. View report The proposed extra money ... annual increase over the next five years – is significant and will help stem a further decline in standards. But this ...