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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...