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Family of Errol Graham launch legal action against the DWP
04 March 2020 | News
... his benefits were cut off, has launched legal action against the DWP in the hope that systems and policies will be overhauled to better protect vulnerable ... Despite his long history of severe mental health issues, no information was ever obtained about his physical ...
Chancellor receives 120,000 strong Don’t Leave Disabled People Behind petition today
17 November 2020 | News
Around 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for the two million disabled people, lone parents and families who receive legacy benefits, like ESA, JSA and ... pandemic like those on Universal Credit? The answer is clearly yes - so the £20 increase should also be payable to ...
Government put Disabled people at risk in COVID vaccination process
20 January 2025 | News
The Covid Public Inquiry has heard that Disabled people were put at risk by failures to consider our needs during the planning and roll out of the vaccination process. Appearing on behalf ... discrimination against Disabled People in the vaccine and therapeutics rollout, citing “patterns of repeated ...
The number of new PIP claimants has doubled in a year
06 December 2022 | News
A new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights that the ... Independence Payment (PIP) doubled between July 2021 and July 2022. In summer 2021, each month 15,000 or so ... The increase in claimants is seen across medical conditions and ages, with the fastest rise among teenagers, where claim ...
Fulfilling Potential: Making it happen
01 July 2013 | News
Department For Work And Pensions Written Ministerial Statement by Esther McVey Fulfilling Potential ... across the whole of Government and beyond. It sets out clearly in one place where progress has been made and also ...
Met Police officer fired after assaulting black child with learning disabilities
05 May 2021 | News
A 17 year-old who was an inpatient at a mental health unit was repeatedly struck by a Metropolitan (Met) police officer and had CS spray used on her after she became distressed ... particularly where the person involved has mental health issues, is of concern…PC Kemp's immediate reaction when ...
DR UK delivers climate statement to COP27
29 November 2022 | News
... last week with a breakthrough agreement to provide "loss and damage" funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. ... climate warms due to barriers to accessing warning systems and transportation, as well as generally poor health, health ...
Compulsory meetings with health care professionals
08 July 2013 | News
Government announces two year pilot requiring people on sickness benefits to have regular meetings with doctors, occupational health nurses and therapists to help them address their barriers to work ... readiness for work by taking steps to manage their health issues. The three schemes are: health care professional-led ...
The challenges of personal health budgets
27 August 2013 | News
... evaluation report published today by the Nuffield Trust examines how personal health budgets will work in practice and the issues they raise for both commissioners and policy makers. ...
Disabled people ‘forgotten by Government’ as ‘perfect storm’ puts vital services on the brink
01 June 2020 | News
... disability charities have criticised the Government for failing to represent the interests of disabled people. ... disabled people are being “forgotten by the Government” and “allowed to fall through the cracks”. Vital services ... to specifically support disabled people through the pandemic and beyond, with many services suspended and facing ...