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MPs find claimants mainly satisfied with PIP and ESA assessments but there are problems
08 February 2018 | News
New report by Work and Pensions Committee finds assessment process largely satisfactory for claimants but there are still problems the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) needs to ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Another productive week for I Can Make It, regardless of the general election
08 June 2017 | News
... Kathryn Woodhead managed to meet with Chris Howl, Policy and Equality Officer at Salford City Council . Kathryn provided input on behalf of I Can Make It into a toolkit that is ... Valley Combined Authority when she visits our offices in early July. We’ve also established contact with Brighton & ...
New Disability Minister criticised for ‘lack of ambition’
29 November 2022 | News
DR UK has been supporting parliamentarians in the lead up to the UN's ... Last week saw a debate in the House of Commons on the key issues affecting Disabled people, and this week the APPG for Disability is hosting a drop-in ...
Quiet Place movie gets it right and uses deaf actor
02 May 2018 | News
A Quiet place is a movie which is set in a post-apocalyptic world haunted by blind monsters that ... the film have an advantage because they can communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). Handy when the act of speaking can get you ...
Changes to the definition of "terminally ill" for the purposes of PIP, DLA and AA
03 April 2023 | News
... that provide, from 3 April 2023, for changes to the definition of “terminally ill” for the purposes of personal ... payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA), and attendance allowance (AA) in Great Britain. The change ... definition of terminally ill for the purposes of PIP, DLA and AA is: someone is suffering from a progressive disease; ...
This week's blogs: Freedom Day, art exhibitions, The Surrogate
15 July 2021 | News
... artists Four of the summer’s biggest art exhibitions in London this year are by Disabled artists. DR UK’s Media Manager Anna Morell takes a look at how Tate and the Royal Academy have tipped the ‘dead white men’ ... indie filmmaker Jeremy Hersh explores the difficult issues around surrogacy, parenting Disabled children, and ...
Sue Bott highlights problems for disabled volunteers
13 August 2013 | News
Past projects by Radar (now part of Disability Rights UK) and Community Service Volunteers found evidence that, often, people with disabilities face difficulty in finding volunteering roles Earlier this year we ran four ... offer, organisations tend to imagine some of the perceived problems having disabled volunteers will cause them." But ...
New early early day motion on disability employment
21 November 2017 | News
Has your MP signed up? Disability Rights UK has been working with the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ... in parliament. Specifically, Daniel Zeichner has tabled Early Day Motion 455 and as of last week some 26 MPs had signed it. Dr Cameron ...
Stephen Crabb’s speech at the Early Intervention Foundation Conference
12 April 2016 | News
DWP Secretary of State, Stephen Crabb, outlines his priorities on welfare reform. View speech Key ... people’s life chances at a crucial stage in their lives. And we’ll be supporting those with drug and alcohol ... around and fully recover.” “We are making progress. Nearly 300,000 more disabled people have moved into work over ...
Strong Links Between Disability And Destitution: shocking new JRF research
25 October 2023 | News
A damning new Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) research report ... their most basic physical needs to stay warm, dry, clean and fed. Note: People are considered destitute if they have ... services to address the crushing debt, benefits and housing issues that keep people destitute. Enable everyone in our ...