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  • New report says sanctioning disabled people does not work and makes them ill

    21 May 2018 | News

    This report summarises the final findings of the Welfare Conditionality project (2013-2018) on the effectiveness, impacts and ethics of welfare conditionality, and the sanctions and mandatory support that underpin this ...

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  • Charities call for delivery charges and minimum spends to be scrapped for shielders

    15 December 2020 | News

    DR UK is supporting calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges for ... which leads a consortium on food access during the pandemic including DR UK, is appealing for action as people ... who cannot shop in supermarkets due to health risks – and at the advice of the Government – are being unfairly ...

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  • Challenging PIP Decisions training course - Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September

    09 September 2024 | News

    Challenging PIP Decisions Cost £152 (10% discount for DR UK ... introduced on the same day as universal credit back in 2013 and PIP is now the main disability benefit for working age ... possibly the worst of all social security benefits, with nearly 70% of appealed decisions reversed by tribunal judges ...

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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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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. ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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