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1.3 million people in poor mental health who need help with Universal Credit are being “Set Up To Fail”
25 May 2021 | News
New research by the charity Money and Mental Health Institute (MMHI) says around 1.3 million ... says that many people with common symptoms of mental health problems - such as difficulties understanding complex ... — instead of being #SetUpToFail . Read more about these issues here , and sign our petition calling on government to ...
Peer support could boost work prospects for disabled people
23 May 2016 | News
... way of boosting disabled people’s employment prospects, and should have a stronger role in government work ... to connect employment peer support to a range of other life issues – such as housing or debt problems – that can prevent someone finding work or moving ...
Pre-budget Statement From Disability Poverty Campaign Group
16 October 2024 | News
The Disability Poverty Campaign Group speaks out against further cuts and calls on the government to invest in the social ... people. Years of policies have failed to address our problems. We need something different. This is why we are ...
Jenna's Story - 'Growing up different'
23 April 2025 | News
Jenna, University student tells her story about how growing up different has impacted her life. Jenna also discusses ... surrounding disabilities has lead to her being excluded and treated differently. Jenna proclaims that she wishes she could tell her younger self that she isn't the problem, and that educational institutes need to be better prepared ...
Disabled people still being overlooked in roadmap planning
22 February 2021 | News
Ministers and the NHS must improve safeguards for Disabled people as ... extremely vulnerable. However, there remain critical issues affecting Disabled people, set out in the attached ... digital access. We are also concerned about the employment problems that new Shielders might face and the challenges ...
Reports to the UN Committtee 2017
02 February 2017 | News
... Organisations submission to UNCRPD Full report : England and Wales - pdf and word versions Full report : Great ... following the publication of our report UNCRPD issues to present to UK Government Information provided by ... to the convention, the report argues. It says that access problems in buildings, on the street and public transport ...
A fork in the road: next steps for social care funding reform
17 May 2018 | News
... social care funding options, public attitudes to them – and the implications for policy reform. Read report Ahead of ... and no transition costs but would need extra funding or fix problems including issues around complexity and fairness restoring the system ...
Britain’s housing crisis: slow progress and a radical quick fix
13 September 2018 | News
... on the state of the UK private rented sector was shocking, finding that one in three homes in England at the lowest rents are classed as non-decent, with ... topic DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick talks about how he left home and the current shortage of suitable accessible housing We ...
Disabled claimant died underweight, ‘unkempt and dirty’ after ESA and PIP wrongly stopped
31 October 2021 | News
A Disabled claimant died underweight, ‘unkempt and dirty’ after the DWP wrongly stopped both his ESA and ... ICE, the claimant had severe depression and physical health problems and was classed as vulnerable by the DWP. For a ... will have exacerbated the claimant’s mental health issues as well as causing considerable distress to their ...
New Care and Support Alliance survey reveals shocking picture of neglect in care system
09 May 2018 | News
Unwell, unsafe, and unfed – 4,000 people needing care reveal a shocking picture of neglect in our care ... to give her the care she needed. She described common problems, such as “The carers hadn’t been feeding her ...