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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 ...
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 ...
What The Rising Energy Bills Means For Disabled People: Calling For An Energy Social Tariff
23 August 2024 | News
Dan White, our Policy and Campaign's Officer and member of the Disability Poverty ... (DPCG), writes about what the new energy price cap and rising energy bills will mean for Disabled people. What are the ... people’s organisations like ours to understand the issues here. We work with the people involved and live the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
£400,000 for 10 new research projects led by disabled people announced
29 November 2016 | News
Ten projects across the UK have received between £35,000 and £40,000 each to explore how disabled people can live as full citizens in our society and what changes and support will make that ... with dementia, learning disabilities and mental health issues. Grants were approved by the DRILL Central Research ...
Disability Hate Crime rises but only 1% see prosecutions
11 October 2022 | News
... reveal that disability hate crime has more than doubled in the last four years, yet research by charities highlight ... only 1% of reports led to prosecution. Leonard Cheshire and United Response found that, out of more than 11,000 ... disparity between reports and prosecutions. The fact that nearly all reports go no further highlights how Disabled ...