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Social Security Advisory Committee mobility consultation
05 November 2019 | News
The Social Security Advisory Committee is running a consultation until 3 December 2019 about how public ... would like to hear from anyone who has experience of and evidence on the Motability scheme. It is keen to hear ... based or personal factors for example. What are the key issues for those individuals who feel they cannot opt in to ...
Government announce Minimum Income Guarantee rise
14 February 2023 | News
The Government has confirmed that the Minimum Income Guarantee will increase in line with ... care charges, taken from benefit payments, have left thousands of Disabled people drawing on social care without ... income guarantee (MIG) is set by the Department of Health and Social Care and is reviewed on an annual basis. The MIG ...
Green Party manifesto includes disability measures
13 June 2024 | News
... launched its election manifesto. Unfortunately, no BSL interpreter was present. Green Party co-leaders, Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, shared plans to boost health and social care spending and improve benefit levels. As ...
DR UK reviews the Opportunity for All essay collection
11 September 2017 | News
Opportunity for All: Essays on transforming employment for disabled people and those with health conditions Download Opportunity for ... interesting points that came up in the discussion included: issues with Jobcentre Plus acting less as an employment ...
Planning for the Better Care Fund
25 February 2015 | News
Public accounts Committee report: Planning for the Better Care Fund This new report finds that, ... initial planning for the Fund was deeply flawed. NHS England/Department of Health assumed the Fund would secure £1 ... 2015 setting out whether they have resolved the outstanding issues in areas without fully approved plans, and how they ...
Family of Errol Graham win judicial review challenge of DWP safeguarding policies
16 July 2020 | News
Following the death of Errol Graham the DWP will now have to ... in court about the legality of its safeguarding policies and why it has not reviewed and revised those policies as it ... He was known to suffer from serious mental health issues but in line with DWP safeguarding policies his ...
Centre for Ageing Better calls on the Government to make homes more accessible
10 November 2022 | News
As co-chairs of the housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition , Ageing Better calls ... to introduce a universal rise in accessibility standards. They are arguing that the financial and societal ... NHS of delayed transfer of care because of accessibility issues such as awaiting community equipment and adaptations ...
We respond to Govt disability employment strategy
16 December 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK urges Government to invest in the employment support disabled people want and need. The Government has issued its disability ... this right is vital to large numbers of disabled people and our families. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) welcomes in ...
Government to trial offer of additional Work Coach support for claimants awaiting their work capability assessment
07 June 2022 | News
Minister for Disabled People Chloe Smith has given a preview ... options for addressing some “short-to-medium-term issues in health and disability benefits”. The Green Paper also aimed to ...
Report on our Leadership Academy graduation event
10 May 2018 | News
... for employees with lived experience of health conditions and disability. View video On 10 May 2018, we held the ... Through presentations the delegates highlighted key findings, from their reports, which gave attendees a chance to see first-hand key issues faced by disabled employees in the work place. Thus, ...