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NHS Test and Trace system risks failure without adequate sick pay, says TUC
09 September 2020 | News
... (TUC) has today warned the government that the NHS Test and Trace system risks failure unless ministers boost Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and ensure everyone ... to survive on £96 a week – the current rate of SSP. Nearly a quarter (23%) of those surveyed said they receive ...
New rules tighten exclusion of Disabled students from Universal Credit
08 November 2021 | News
The Government has issued new regulations, removing an exemption ‘work around’ allowing Disabled ... the new rules that come into force from 15 December 2021 and provide that someone entitled to DLA or PIP will allow ... students who receive DLA or PIP can receive both ESA and Housing Benefit. Receipt of both benefits means that ...
Education Select Committee says apprentices let down by poor quality training and support
08 October 2018 | News
... ladder of opportunity: quality not quantity. View report and recommendations This Education Select Committee report focuses on the twin challenges of improving apprenticeship quality and promoting social justice. While it recognises the good ...
Dis Life: Insisting on helping a disabled person who doesn't ask for help is ableism
06 January 2023 | News
... the moment a lady repeatedly asked her if she was ok and if she needed help after seeing her with her crutches. It was a cold and frosty evening. The wind whipping through my jumper, I ...
Student loans could be denied to pupils who fail GCSE English and maths
24 February 2022 | News
Pupils who fail their maths and English GCSEs could be banned from taking out student loans according to new Government plans. The ... pushed into higher education before they are ready”, and to crackdown on perceived “low quality” degrees. ...
Conservative think tank recommends keeping human rights act and upholding human rights convention
21 August 2017 | News
Fighting for freedom? The historic and future relationship between conservatism and human rights Download report See FT article Tories urged ...
DBC and DPAC urge six week extension to Green Paper consultation response time
09 August 2021 | News
The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) and Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) have written an open letter to the Minister ... the consultation period for the recently published Health and Disability Green Paper. The Green Paper was published ...
MPs voice concerns over concerns over Universal Credit delays and lack of clarity
03 February 2016 | News
... - Universal Credit: progress update. Read press release and report The report summary says: “We acknowledge that Universal Credit has stabilised and made progress since the previous Committee of Public Accounts first ...
Sign the Care and Support Alliance letter today to end the care crisis
05 June 2018 | News
After surveying nearly 4,000 people, the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) ... picture of neglect. People are unable to get the basic care and support they need and enough is enough. Find out more DR ...
Philip Connolly looks back on five years at DR UK and says goodbye
28 March 2019 | News
In this, his final blog for Disability Rights UK, our policy ... Philip Connolly talks about some of his achievements and discusses a future where disabled people cooperate, create and disrupt. Read his full blog What if disabled people were ...