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Keep and extend the £20 week Universal Credit uplift or otherwise push up poverty, says the Resolution Foundation
17 January 2021 | News
... keep the uplift to Universal Credit (UC) won’t just determine whether millions of households are able to enjoy a living standards recovery this year. It could also determine whether ... extra costs due to the pandemic? The answer is clearly yes - so the £20 UC uplift mist be kept and extended ...
£20 week Universal Credit cut likely to lead to poorer mental health and wellbeing for thousands of families
12 September 2021 | News
... warned that a planned £20 per week cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit, due at the beginning of October, is likely to lead to poorer mental health and wellbeing for thousands of families. And will have the ...
UK's Chief Medical Officers publish the first-ever guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people
16 February 2022 | News
... physical activity levels, will support disabled children and young people to improve their physical and mental health throughout their lives. Brett Smith, ... of Research, Professor of Disability and Physical Activity in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham ...
DR UK launches its new strategic plan
29 February 2016 | News
... Mission Our priorities for 2016-19 The future we want Our intention to debate the ideas underpinning our work How we will make an impact and evaluate it How we will work with members How we will ... members, who have said that influencing public attitudes and behaviours on disability needs to be a major priority ...
New £500 Test and Trace Support payment for people claiming qualifying benefits who are required to self-isolate
20 September 2020 | News
The government has announced a £500 Test and Trace Support payment for people in England claiming qualifying benefits or working tax credit who ...
New Discretionary Housing Payments guidance
12 August 2015 | News
The DWP has issued a new Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) guidance manual View manual Following the High Court decision R v. Sandwell MBC, ex parte Hardy we made submissions that this ... should advise that Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) should always be ...
CQC says care system for patients with mental ill health, autism and learning disabilities not fit for purpose
20 May 2019 | News
An interim review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into the use of restraint, segregation and prolonged seclusion in the health and care sector concludes that the current system as “not ...
Independent Living
07 October 2022 | Resource
Contents Overview Where can I get more help or information? Overview Disability Rights UK works to ... living, the routes to achieve independent living, and the means by which disabled people can have greater choice and control over their lives. Disability Rights UK believes ...
Into HE
07 March 2019 | News
Into HE is a guide for anyone with a health condition, ... starting September 2020. Into Higher Education - word and pdf versions Call our disabled students helpline for ... or universities will be accessible, how to choose a course and what support will be available. It also covers the ...
Disabled Students Allowance for part time students
16 September 2013 | News
Student Finance England (SFE) will be responsible for processing all ... to students applying for support from Student Finance England and do not affect the arrangements in Scotland, Northern ...