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High success rate in ESA sanction challenges
11 August 2015 | News
... show that almost 67,000 sanctions applied to employment and support allowance claimants under new regime In the statistical release 'Jobseeker’s Allowance and ... 20,400 decisions were overturned, out of 45,774 – ie nearly half the decisions were overturned once reviewed. This ...
Government gives more information about ESA retesting
10 October 2016 | News
... made by Damian Green (The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) Damian Green’s statement appears to confirm ... those “who have the most severe health conditions and disabilities” will not apply to everyone in the support group. From 2017, new claimants within the ...
Disabled artist selected for international animation festival
18 January 2022 | News
... artist has had her animated short film selected for a international animation festival. Jemima Hughes wrote and directed Unbound, a colourful stop motion animation inspired by Kandinsky’s circle paintings, about her experience as a ...
Benefit cuts independent living threat says report
03 December 2013 | News
This new Habinteg report What price independent lives? Benefit cuts and disabled tenants paints a compelling picture of the ... on Habinteg tenants. Key findings of the report Tenants in nearly 1 in 6 Habinteg properties are affected by the bedroom ...
DR UK welcomes initiatives regarding disabled apprentices
12 January 2017 | News
Changes happening to make apprenticeships more inclusive. Note: We will be ... Apprenticeships shortly – it will be free to download and contain everything disabled people and advisors need to know to take advantage of ...
Discretionary local welfare support spending in decline
11 January 2016 | News
Since 2013, central and local government have reduced overall spending on discretionary support to help people meet urgent needs for food, heating, clothing and essential household items, according to a new report ...
SSAC Report on young people living independently
22 May 2018 | News
SSAC Occasional Paper 20: Young people living independently View report View press release This Social ... a number of recommendations to the Department for Work and Pensions. The report follows on from consultation Young ... this report. Report recommendations The Department for Work and Pensions should: Ensure every young person aged under 25 ...
Olympic legacy puts more disabled in sport
21 July 2013 | News
The Government and Mayor of London have published a report ‘Inspired by 2012: The legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games’ The report describes the activities ...
Our Disability Rights in a Changing World seminar
04 November 2015 | News
Equal Participation: Disability Rights in a Changing World seminar and AGM Our AGM and Seminar was being held between 10.30am and 5.00pm on ...
Legally Disabled? DRILL research project in Wales
14 June 2018 | News
Not enough is known about the experiences of disabled people in professional occupations. They are largely absent in ... of this project is that disabled people are both ambitious and talented, however, they need to be ‘seen’ and ‘expected’. It will be exploring the experiences of ...