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New Z2K Report Security Not Sanctions: Making Universal Credit Work For Seriously Ill And Disabled People
22 May 2024 | News
... recommendations co-produced with disabled claimants, calling for a major overhaul of how universal credit works with health and disability. The report highlights that ‘economic inactivity’ and disability benefits are high on the government’s ...
DR UK ambassador appointed Sector Champion for Rail
26 February 2018 | News
DR UK ambassador Stephen Brookes has been appointed Sector Champion for Rail by the Secretary of State for ... life whose role is to promote inclusion for disabled people and tackle the issues they may face. Stephen is also a key contributor to ...
Budget 2024 Results In A Net Welfare Cut Of £3.9 Billion In 2029/2030
31 October 2024 | News
... benefit ‘giveaways.’ A new Resolution Foundation briefing finds that the changes announced amount to a net welfare ... £1 billion in 2025-26 for the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments. The 12-month extension ... will be reduced from 25% to 15 per cent of a family’s standard allowance. This is set to affect 1.2 million families ...
The University of Stirling to study the impact of place and stigma on older Disabled adults
23 August 2022 | News
University of Stirling housing expert Dr Vikki McCall will lead new research to ... Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA)’ will investigate and identify how stigma related to age, disability, and where someone lives creates additional barriers for ...
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships has published its report for 2018-2019
14 July 2019 | News
... The APPG heard from a diverse range of speakers, including Rabia Lemahieu from DR UK, exploring a variety of issues affecting apprenticeships policy, and potential solutions to current challenges. Read the ...
The University of Stirling to study the impact of place and stigma on older Disabled adults
22 August 2022 | News
University of Stirling housing expert Dr Vikki McCall will lead new research to ... Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA)’ will investigate and identify how stigma related to age, disability, and where someone lives creates additional barriers for ...
No progress since 2016 on "grave and systemic" violations of Disabled people's rights - UN report says
25 April 2024 | News
... This follows an oral evidence session at the United Nations in March, where the UK Government was questioned by the ... follow up from the UN’s 2016 report which found “grave and systemic” violations of Disabled people’s rights. ... failed to take all appropriate measures to address grave and systematic violations of the human rights of persons ...
High Court rules arrangements for helping blind voters are unlawful and parody of the electoral process
07 May 2019 | News
The High Court has given a damning judgment on the Government’s current arrangements for blind and partially sighted voters, declaring them unlawful and describing them as being “a parody of the electoral ...
Nicholas Russell obituary
03 September 2014 | News
We are today remembering the life of Nicholas Russell, who sadly died recently ... an ardent campaigner for disability rights – focused and persistent on issues from transport to accessibility. He was a trustee of ...
State of Care for people with autism, learning difficulties and poor mental health 'worrying' says DRUK
14 October 2019 | News
Care provision for people with poor mental health, autism and learning disabilities is failing nationally. These are the key ... can’t get access to the right care at the right time and services are struggling to cope with increased demand... ...