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Access to Work inquiry: Our response
23 June 2014 | News
Frustrated ambition: disabled people want Access to Work expanded and improved Disability Rights UK has submitted written ... evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s inquiry into Access to Work . Liz Sayce says ‘Access to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
93% of Disabled and Older People Affected by Limited Bus Service Options
09 August 2023 | News
... has found that bus service cuts of around 2000 routes since 2021 are hitting Disabled and older people the hardest, contributing to isolation and greater difficulty leaving home. The latest information ...
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 ...
DPO Forum write to DWP Minister voicing opposition to possible disability benefit cuts in the upcoming Green Paper
13 February 2025 | News
The Disabled Peoples Organisation (DPO) Forum England has written an open letter to Stephen Timms, the Work and Pensions and Disabled People Minister. While keen to engage constructively with the ...