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Lack of street access prevents independent living, finds new DR UK survey
02 March 2022 | News
... 84% of Disabled respondents feel that there are serious issues with street accessibility in their local area, worsened by the pandemic. These issues have had a severe impact on their ... with street accessibility. Disabled people reported that problems stemmed from the inadequate condition of pavements ...
Leading organisations write to the Prime Minister outlining the growing evidence that social care is in crisis
17 November 2015 | News
Dear Prime Minister, Our organisations all submitted representations to ... urgency of the need to address this underfunding is clear and mounting. The impact on the NHS is also significant, as ... placing adult social care under pressure and creating issues around the sustainability of provision. A new report ...
A quiet August for I Can Make It so expect a lot from us in September
31 August 2017 | News
Not many updates from us in August. However, we’ve been working on a lot of ... based in Milan that hires people with disabilities and receives sub contracted work from other Italian ... such as long-term worklessness, disability, mental health issues, being ex-offenders or ex-service personnel, and ...
Standard of ESA and PIP assessments unacceptable says Public Accounts Committee
30 March 2016 | News
Standard of ESA and PIP assessments unacceptable says Public ... knowledgeable assessors who are sensitive to the complex issues that claimants are dealing with". The Committee also ... being successful is simply not fit for purpose. The same problems beset the assessment for Personal Independence ...
Decisions not to award PIP indefinitely or for a longer period can be appealed
08 March 2016 | News
... be made an indefinite award of PIP as their daily living and/or mobility problems are unlikely to diminish. It can also be used by ... to make an indefinite award; and if the Secretary of State issues guidance about deciding whether a fixed term award ...
Minister admits confusion caused by integrated PIP and ESA assessment announcement
25 April 2019 | News
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin ... the final appeal process, but if it is something that is clearly going to change the decision, we should act as quickly ...
Errol Graham: Family of man who starved to death after benefits cut off lose High Court challenge against the DWP
08 March 2021 | News
The family of Errol Graham, who starved to death in his flat in 2018 after his benefit payments were stopped, ... not break the law when they cut off Mr. Graham’s payments and also dismissed claims against the government’s ... knowing Graham had long struggled with mental health problems. “He’d stopped going out or answering calls ...
Our response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on panel composition in tribunals
28 November 2016 | News
... UK member Mind has also done a response , highlighting problems with mental health tribunals Disability Rights UK ( ... by disabled people with diverse experiences of disability and health conditions, from different communities. We are ... to disabled people, particularly in respect of benefit issues. DR UK runs a second tier advice line where we assist ...
New Inter Dept Ministerial Group on Disability
27 February 2014 | News
A new Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Disability has been ... about fairness, this is also about tapping into the social and economic contribution that disabled people can and do ... Society Nicky Morgan Economic Secretary to the Treasury Issues to be discussed The aim of the group is to identify ...
We say Atos quits but problems remain
26 March 2014 | News
Atos quitting will not solve the problems with the Work Capability ... with the DWP will be loudly cheered by disabled people up and down the land. It has been a national scandal that this ...