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Government announces plans for a National Disability Strategy
19 December 2019 | News
Included in yesterday’s Queens Speech were several ... disabled people, ensuring they have access to opportunities and are able to achieve their potential. We will publish a ... life. The strategy will set out practical proposals on the issues that matter most to disabled people and we will use ...
Law firm wants examples of people losing disability premiums following move to UC
14 March 2018 | News
... has been given permission to take the first judicial review in the High Court over the controversial decision by the ... seen their client TP lose £178 each month. Tessa Gregory and Lucy Cadd from the law firm Leigh Day are bringing a ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Grenfell CEO ‘suffered’ staff for out of date details on Disabled people
23 June 2021 | News
... for Grenfell Tower has blamed his staff for allowing the block’s fire safety plan to become 15 years out of ... reports The Guardian. Robert Black, Head at the Kensington and Chelsea Tenants Management Organisation (TMO) at the ... “formal procedures to deal effectively with fire safety issues associated with disabled or vulnerable tenants and ...
Philippa Day death: family launches legal challenge against DWP
09 May 2021 | News
The family of Philippa Day, who had a personality disorder and who died from a deliberate overdose after her benefits ... cut off, is to seek compensation from the Government. An inquest concluded in January 2021 that authorities made 28 errors in managing her case and that her experience with the system was a “stressor” ...
New shielding guidance lacks basic protections
13 October 2020 | News
The 2.2 million people advised to shield back in March have been advised by government to carry on with ... “one step beyond” their area’s current three-tier standing. The new guidance offers little in the way of support ... that. It’s keep calm and carry on, unless the government issues a top-down instruction to order people to stay at ...
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 ...
Attendance Allowance
23 April 2025 | Resource
... allowance if you are disabled, have reached pension age and need help to look after yourself. You do not actually have to be getting any help. It is the help you need that is important. In ... diaries can be useful when explaining more sporadic problems caused by your condition, such as stumbles, falls ...
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 ...