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Campaigners ask for fire safety plans for all disabled residents unable to self-evacuate
17 June 2021 | News
... marked the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died, half of whom were Disabled People ... self-evacuate, it didn’t matter how high the building was and all disabled residents should be entitled to Personal ... the need for building owners and managing agents to clearly communicate that people had a right to Personal ...
Leonard Cheshire launches campaign for better use of language around disability
27 April 2021 | News
... has launched a new campaign around the use of language relating to Disabled people. A list of appropriate and inappropriate terms for Disabled people suggests saying ... talking to people with disabilities is rife in the UK… Nearly three quarters of disabled people - of which there are ...
ODI looking for new people for Regional Stakeholder Network
08 April 2019 | News
The Office for Disability Issues is seeking people to join the new Regional Stakeholder Network in 9 regional groups across England. Find out more Following requests from disabled ...
Labour cumulative assessment motion fails
10 July 2013 | News
Yesterday's motion demanding a cumulative impact assessment of the effect of ... clean on the effects of their policies on disabled people and those who provide care and yesterday debated the ...
More Than a Quarter of PIP 2026/2030 Award Reviews to Result in Daily Living Award Loss Under New 4-Point Rule
20 June 2025 | News
... (OBR) has estimated that more than a quarter of personal independence payment (PIP) reviews undertaken between November 2026 and March 2030 under the proposed 4-point rule will result ... a single daily living activity, to get an award of the standard rate of the daily living component ; at least 12 ...
DWP to appeal Fife bedroom tax decisions
23 September 2013 | News
The DWP has issued an urgent bulletin - HB U6/2013 – announcing its intention to appeal two ... cases resulted in findings that rooms designated by the landlord as bedrooms were not capable of being such for the ... determined that the rooms did not satisfy the “space standard” as set out in section 326 of the Housing Act 1985 ...
The Covid Inquiry
22 February 2023 | News
The Covid Inquiry has finally started undertaking its preliminary ... who died of Covid were Disabled. Disabled people were abandoned without home care visits, deprioritised for medical attention, not given adequate access to food and vaccines, could not secure Personal Assistants (PAs) or ...
End of life charity Marie Curie report shows 300 people die in poverty every day in the UK
12 November 2024 | News
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity have released a report which shows ... years. Titled “Dying in Poverty 2024 Exploring poverty and fuel poverty at the end of life in the UK” The report ... each year, which equates to one in four working age people and one in six pensioners – an increase from one in eight ...
A message from our CEO: building a movement for change
14 December 2021 | News
... difficult year for many Disabled people. Our lives have continued to be dominated by COVID and its devastating consequences. We are acutely conscious ... lives. We continue to speak out strongly on these issues to Government, Parliament, businesses and the media. ...
Preparing for an Appeal Tribunal
07 October 2022 | Event
Aimed at professionals who work in advice or advocacy. Part 1: Assessing the case, reviewing the DWP decision - Thursday 17 ... members. After booking you will receive a Zoom link and supporting materials by email. Preparing for an Appeal ...