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Offer of testing for PAs displaying Coronavirus type symptoms
22 April 2020 | News
Personal Care Assistants showing coronavirus symptoms or in self-isolation as a member of ... assistant since they are not currently priority Health and Social Care sector staff. Please read the relevant ... register for a test A slide pack that contains information and detail on the process for employers and personal care ...
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 ...
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 ...
DR UK statement on the Enable fund
02 April 2020 | News
The EnAble Fund for Elected Office is intended to cover the additional financial costs associated ... The Fund is provided by the Government Equalities Office and is administered by Disability Rights UK on behalf of the ... elections until 2021. Practically, this leaves potential candidates without a funding option for future elections as ...
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 ...
Telling The Real Story of Benefits
05 July 2015 | News
... The ‘Who Benefits?’ campaign ran from 2013 to 2015, giving a voice to the millions of us who have been supported by ... Rights UK, faith organisations, professional networks and community groups The campaign gathered over 2,000 ... benefits, the reasons behind why people need this support, and how crucial support can be. The stories showed for ...
Bedroom tax rulings concern DWP
12 September 2013 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may issue new guidance councils and tribunals following four successful appeals against the bedroom tax. When ...
Yes, We Talked About Sex!
27 April 2016 | News
The third ENIL study session, jointly organised with the Youth Department of the Council of ... was a success – confirmed by participants, organizers and observers! Read full article The study session entitled ... Living organisations and their non-disabled allies on the issues of Independent Living. ENIL represents the disability ...