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Biggest increase in redundancies since financial crash
15 September 2020 | News
The UK labour market has lost almost 700,000 jobs since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak in March, ... Times. Over five million workers remain on furlough, and The Daily Telegraph reports that pay in real terms ... at disabled people, specialist disability job coaches and improvements to the Access to Work scheme.” Biggest ...
DBC submission to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill Public Bill Committee
16 September 2015 | News
About the Disability Benefits Consortium and the submission The DBC is a national coalition of over 60 different charities and other organisations committed to working towards a fair benefits system for disabled people and ...
Free bus passes for older and disabled people protected for the future
09 April 2018 | News
... to travel free of charge on any off-peak local service in England since 2007, thanks to the English National Concessionary ... every five years. Due to this law change, disabled and older people in England will continue to benefit from ...
David Gauke is the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
11 June 2017 | News
The Rt Hon David Gauke MP was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 11 June 2017. See full list of cabinet ... appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury in May 2010, and promoted to Financial Secretary to the Treasury in July ...
Response to open letter 'COVID-19 and the rights of disabled people'
04 April 2020 | News
The National Medical Director and Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England have responded to an open letter on the subject of ...
MPs consider impact of Brexit withdrawal agreement on health and social care
26 November 2018 | News
The Health and Social Care Committee questioned the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the CEO of NHS England and academics and ... declaration on the health and social care sector. Find out more Link to video - starts 2.30pm Tuesday 27 ...
Did the National Disability Strategy look to address climate change and Covid?
09 February 2022 | News
The Oxford Disability Law and Policy Project has published its Up to the Challenge report examining the National Disability Strategy. To mark COP26 and Disability History Month, the Oxford University ...
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 ...
Monitoring and Evaluation: An online resource to support Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs)
30 January 2024 | Resource
... notes are aimed at Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) and are divided into different sections for ease of use. They provide an ... hyperlinks for those people wanting in-depth information and real-life examples. Monitoring and Evaluation: An online ...
Train companies team up to improve accessibility for disabled customers
17 October 2016 | News
Train operators TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern have ... Disability Action Alliance and the Office for Disability Issues commented: “I am very pleased to have been part ...