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DR UK in the media over PIP changes
13 March 2016 | News
... PIP does not need this change The Government has announced, in its response to the consultation on aids and appliances and the daily living component of PIP, that it intends to ...
DR UK CEO attends Disability Summit in Blackpool
09 October 2017 | News
... Summit organised by Blackpool based Disability First . In a keynote speech to a large group which involved disabled ... people service providers, police force representatives and members of local authorities, Kamran spoke about his journey through life and his role as Disability Rights UK (DR UK) CEO and ...
Business champions recruited to lead a war on inaccessibility
20 December 2016 | News
A new campaign to promote accessibility and inclusivity in UK shops and services has been launched today by the government. Read ...
East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) 2021 Showcase
10 March 2021 | News
East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ) 2021 Showcase & ... Barclays Eagle Labs , Loughborough University London and London Legacy Development Corporation , launched ... designed, programme for entrepreneurs, business leaders and design thinkers who are disabled or whose work focuses ...
Extra £1.5 billion moved into Better Care Fund
30 October 2014 | News
Councils and NHS commissioners have moved an extra £1.5 billion into the Better Care Fund, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has ... is a pooled budget that shifts resources into social care and community services for the benefit of the NHS and local ...
Minister quotes from our 'Into Higher Education 2013'
18 April 2013 | News
Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson MP cited Disability Rights UK’s publication in Children and Families Bill debate The debate concerned the length of ...
DR UK joins call for a 'social infrastructure' Budget
10 March 2020 | News
DR UK has co-signed an open letter to Government, calling for a rethink in how the term infrastructure is used in ... we think of physical infrastructure like roads, railways and hospital buildings, but a broader definition of it would ... training, personal assistants for those with disabilities and childcare workers. The government has promised to spend ...
Funded help in Scotland to access disability benefits
30 September 2015 | News
... Government provides £192,000 to support disabled people and carers through the claims process The Scottish Government will fund projects in Dundee, Falkirk, Glasgow and Midlothian to support people who need to be assessed for ...
UN Committee expresses concerns in UK Rights report
27 June 2016 | News
Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - E/C.12/GBR/CO/6 View report In this report the ...
DWP uses fake claimant’s comments in sanctions leaflet
17 August 2015 | News
The DWP has admitted making up comments from supposed benefit claimants that ... the DWP admits that the quotes were not actually real cases and that the photos were not of real claimants: “The photos used are stock photos and along with the names do not belong to real claimants. ...