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DR UK raises further concerns with Minister about new PIP descriptor activity guidance
06 December 2017 | News
Minister for Disabled People Sarah Newton has replied to DR ... person’s ability to carry out specified daily living and mobility activities. They should not be assessed as able ... be ignored of harm occurring, having regard to the nature and gravity of the feared harm in a particular case. Both ...
I Can Make It Introduces: Jonathan Mears
24 July 2016 | News
... a disability or long term health condition, are aged 18-29 and are interested in joining Jonathan Mears as part of I Can Make It or would ...
Pooling Personal Budgets
07 October 2022 | Resource
Contents Implementation of the Care Act Pooling Personal Budgets Examples Challenges Useful information ... authorities have now a legal duty to offer personal budgets and direct payments that offer you more flexibility over how ... to ensure the success of this partnership. There may be issues of concern that need to be taken account of such as: ...
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 ...
MPs tell Government to review the use and impacts of benefit sanctions
20 February 2017 | News
In its latest report, the Public Accounts Committee says ... variations in the use of benefit sanctions are unacceptable and must be addressed. View report recommendations In Disability Rights UK’s response to the DWP, Health and Disability Green Paper “Improving Lives” we noted ...
Benefit changes and loneliness behind the growing deficit of mental health care
12 March 2019 | News
NHS Ptoviders report - Mental health services: Addressing the care deficit Read news item Read key points and conclusions of report Over half (59 per cent) of NHS ... which identifies widespread concerns about growing social and economic hardship in their communities - in particular ...
DR UK calls for more coordinated and flexible support for disabled entrepreneurs
02 May 2017 | News
"Gig economy" companies free-riding on the welfare state. Read report View our response to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy consultation “Building our Industrial Strategy” In its report the Work and Pensions Committee says Government must close the ...
3D Printing: What is it and what can it do for you?
31 January 2016 | News
... Lecturer at the University of Dundee who specialises in interaction design, especially the use of technologies to support communities and civic engagement. You might have seen an increasing ... number of articles in the media about 3D printing and digital fabrication in recent years, predicting that we ...
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 ...
I Can Make It activity and Ministerial support for the Social Value Act
20 July 2017 | News
I Can Make It welcomes comments made by Penny Mordaunt the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work on 13 th July, in a speech to Localis , an ... who have a real focus on boosting employment, training and skills for disabled people as part of their bids. Public ...