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1 in 4 fear future care provision inadequate
31 August 2014 | News
Public vote of no confidence in care and support system. Today the Care and Support Alliance publishes public opinion survey results ...
7 in 10 PIP appeals won on the same evidence DWP already held
04 October 2022 | News
The claim by the DWP that they lose 70% of PIP appeals mainly because the claimant produces new evidence at their hearing has been proved to be untrue, the Benefits and Work has highlighted. According to the DWP’s own ... oral evidence does not suggest new evidence, says Benefits and Work. Instead it suggests that the tribunal asked ...
EHRC Inquiry into Criminal Justice System
11 July 2019 | News
Equality and Human Rights Commission seeks experiences of people with cognitive impairment, mental health condition and neurodiverse people in the criminal justice system The Equality and Human Rights ...
Campaigners call on Government to provide more financial support to Disabled people
25 May 2023 | News
A parliamentary debate on Cost-of-Living payments for Disabled People recently took place, after ... people signed petitions set up by campaigners Rachel Curtis and Abigail Broomfield. The next government disability cost of living payment is again £150 and will be paid to around six million people in summer ...
MPs launch inquiry into bereavement benefits
09 April 2019 | News
Work and Pensions Committee opens follow-up inquiry into “profound injustice” in bereavement benefits. Find ... well? How well has the Government done at explaining and promoting when people are eligible for the new ...
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability inquiry into access to elected office in the UK
16 May 2021 | News
Background Under the Equality Act of 2010, an individual is considered ‘disabled’ if they have a ... physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on their ability to do ... organisation or as an individual. However, please state clearly who the submission is from, i.e. whether from yourself ...
Introduction to Social Investment for DPOs
28 January 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK is holding a free workshop in London on 14 February. The event ... Organisation (DPO) which would like to gain a basic understanding of Social Investment – what Social Investment is and what it is most useful for DPOs to know. The event is ...
Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system: Committee publishes withheld Government-commissioned research
09 February 2022 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has used parliamentary powers ... refused to make public. The report - The Uses of Health and Disability Benefits - was received by the DWP in September 2020. It followed a research project led by the ...
Minister previews Disability Green Paper social security reforms
23 May 2021 | News
The Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has given ... system for Disabled people through its long-delayed Health and Disability Green Paper. He has also said that the Green ... people. He responded by saying that said he viewed these issues “incredibly seriously” and that they would be ...
Green light given by the Green Party to the Disability Scorecard
14 June 2024 | News
... forum) sent a letter to all the major political parties asking them to complete questions for our Disability Scorecard. ... Accessibility: will you develop new accessibility standards for buildings and streets which meet the needs of ... allows disabled people to judge each party on what issues matters most to them before casting a vote in the ...