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Paralympic athletes: PIP will ruin 2012 legacy
27 August 2013 | News
... who helped to transform attitudes towards disability in the UK believe the scrapping of Disability Living ... 2012. Personal Independence Payment, that will replace DLA and has been introduced for new claimants from June 2013, is ... were shared by other British Paralympians - “It would clearly be a concern if there was a situation outside of our ...
ILF protesters storm PM Question time
23 June 2015 | News
Protesters against closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have ... of whom were in wheelchairs, had made their way towards - and attempted to "storm" into - the Commons chamber. The ... See news item on the BBC website Follow PMQs reaction and all the day's developments at Politics Live Follow on ...
Liz Sayce joins Healthwatch Committee
13 May 2014 | News
Disability rights expert takes up role with health and social care consumer champion Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK, Liz Sayce, has been appointed to the committee of Healthwatch England to help ... With personal experience and knowledge of mental health issues, she has published widely on mental health, ...
Disability Confident Britain? DWP progress report
09 December 2014 | News
The DWP has issued a report on its progress to increase employment opportunities for disabled people 1 year after we set out our plans in the disability and health employment strategy: the discussion so far. The ... campaign, extended Access to Work scheme coverage, and Work Choice programme. In the foreword to the new ...
Shielders told to shield – but only up to a point
04 November 2020 | News
A second lockdown is now running from 5 November to 2 December. New guidance has been ... in his address to the nation that it would be a “medical and moral disaster” if the country did not go into ... available with ever increasing waiting times, resulting in nearly 13,000 extra deaths to date, not related to the virus. ...
Strategic partner updates December 2015
30 November 2015 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner ... up a user-led consortium as one of 22 strategic partners in the voluntary sector. Our name is ‘Win-Win Alliance – ... Supporting wider health and care economy implementation issues Our health and social care system is at its core ...
New report shows the ‘Humanitarian crises’ of fuel poverty
01 September 2022 | News
A new report published today by the Institute of Health Equity titled: "Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes, and Health Inequalities" has predicted serious health, social and educational issues for families and individuals if the predicted ...
Previous DWP vacancies
23 November 2022 | News
... a Public Corporation, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), responsible for the regulation of ... Its vision is to be a modern, transparent regulator delivering trusted outcomes and value. DWP is seeking a ... stakeholders; and Ability to test and analyse complex issues, evaluate proposals, and address risk. ...
End the “Persecution” of Unpaid Carers Says DR UK
09 April 2024 | News
The Government is facing calls to abandon cruel and nonsensical fines levied on ... according to statistics from Carers UK. “Meanwhile, nearly 8% of unpaid carers in receipt of carer’s allowance ...
DR UK Responds To Proposed Changes To Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
29 April 2024 | News
... to be published that will set out plans to change personal independence payments (PIP), the main disability benefit for adults, through changes to eligibility criteria and assessments. Personal Independence Payment is a vital piece of social infrastructure, and the clear agenda of the Government's latest proposal is ...