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DR UK urges flexible entry to apprenticeships
13 September 2015 | News
... is vital to disabled people’s career opportunities – and will also help Government meet its ambition to create 3 ... by 2020 Some disabled people miss out on achieving GCSEs at grades A* to C – sometimes because ill-health ... ‘apprenticeship’ we say that it’s vital to keep 2 issues separate: the positive intention to protect the ...
MPs take evidence on WCA
13 May 2014 | News
Today the Work and Pensions Select Committee held the third oral evidence session for its inquiry into Employment and Support Allowance and Work ... between 9.30 am on Wednesday 14 May 2014. It explored key issues arising out of the previous Reviews, including: The ...
Keep the £20 per week UC uplift for another year “at the very least” says Work and Pensions Committee
08 February 2021 | News
A new report from the Work and Pensions Committee of MPs notes that since March 2020 the number of people claiming UC has doubled ... six million, while job vacancies remain far below pre-pandemic levels. Given this, the MPs warn that removing the ...
Joint open letter from over 50 charities urges Chancellor to keep and expand the £20 week Universal Credit lifeline
29 September 2020 | News
... Chancellor to urge him to make the temporary £20 per week increase to the standard allowance of Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit permanent from April 2020, as well as ...
Access to the built environment needs urgent improvement
24 April 2017 | News
Today the Women and Equalities Select committee, chaired by Maria Miller MP, publishes its report into access for disabled people to the built environment. ... to give oral evidence to the committee based on the access issues that our members have shared with us. Disability ...
A quarter of UK adults became carers during pandemic - EHRC report
20 October 2020 | News
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published emerging evidence on the areas of life affected most by the ... that Coronavirus will further exacerbate long-standing issues across the sector, with a significant impact on older ...
Improving Lives: Transforming Disability Employment
27 February 2018 | News
Westminster Briefing event - Wednesday 21st February 2018 Only ... are employed. Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability outlines the government’s aims to break ... attendees to learn from good practice case studies. Key Issues Addressed Comprehensive overview of the ...
Hybrid working benefits Disabled people, but risks poorer development opportunities
21 October 2021 | News
Hybrid working benefits Disabled people, but risks poorer development ... research found that Disabled workers, women, parents and those with caring responsibilities are at risk of facing ... transport, better integrate work with health and personal issues and maintain our independence. This research ...
Our Reframing disability rights event
13 March 2014 | News
... thank all those who attended yesterday’s event on Reframing disability rights – communicating our values and winning the argument. The event discussed, with ... campaigners can better communicate messages on disability issues by reframing them to appeal to particular values. In ...
Report on year one of the Social Value Act
30 March 2014 | News
... Value Act requires public sector agencies, when commissioning a public service, to consider how the service they are procuring could bring added economic, environmental and social benefits. Commissioners also have to consider whether they should consult on these issues (for instance with potential users or suppliers of ...