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Universal Credit phone lines to become Freephone in November
17 October 2017 | News
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Gauke has announced DWP customer telephone lines will be changed to Freephone numbers. Read DWP press ... David Gauke said the department will inform customers and partners of new Freephone numbers in advance of these ...
NHS funding restrictions could force thousands into residential care
23 January 2017 | News
The restrictions mean that a health service, in England, may not pay for home visits if it is cheaper to ... that such policies are contrary to human rights legislation and Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of People ...
More than half refuse support for mortgage interest loan
26 March 2018 | News
... 51% of claimants at 21 March have said they will decline the offer of an SMI loan. One quarter (25%) are ... the loan. From 6 April 2018, if you are claiming benefits and have housing costs, these will be paid as a Support for ... (SMI) loan rather than as a benefit. This applies to new and existing claimants. The loan will be repaid to the DWP ...
Queen's lying in state: accessible queue road tested
17 September 2022 | News
... Morell roadtests the accessible queue for the Queen's lying in state. You can read about her experience here: ... from noon today (Saturday) after a pause due to reaching capacity. Queen's lying in state: accessible queue road ...
One quarter think Welfare State dead in 30 years
18 February 2014 | News
As David Cameron defends his “moral mission” against Cardinal Nichols accusations of welfare cuts being ... tax credits, child benefit, disability living allowance and unemployment benefit”, nearly six in ten (57%) British adults say that the welfare ...
Liz Sayce says care cuts impacting on independent living
16 February 2017 | News
BBC Today Programme, Radio 4, 17 February 2017 Link to Today Programme – item begins 1:33:00, Liz interviewed 1:37:29 to 1:40:00 DR UK ... lives when it enables participation in our communities and families – but cuts to Personal Budgets mean that this ...
Funding from charitable trusts
23 September 2024 | Resource
... registered charity. As a charity, our funds are limited, and we are therefore unable to give financial assistance to disabled students or those working on ... in a form, follow the instructions clearly. If you have any problems filling in the form, contact the trust directly. Be ...
Prezzo leaves Disabled man to eat in the rain
05 October 2021 | News
A Disabled man was left to eat outside in the rain at the Romsey branch of Prezzo after the pizza ... is their legal duty. We need tougher equality legislation and inspection, the burden of challenging non-compliance ...
Consultation on improving safety in Private Hire Vehicles
27 March 2018 | News
Transport for London are seeking views on a number on potential changes to private hire licensing. These include: Driving tests for private hire drivers Signage on ...
Disability Rights UK Conference 2017 report published
06 December 2017 | News
DR UK’s Annual Conference and General Meeting. Venue: the King’s House Conference Centre, King’s ... of cases where the Convention has been used. One of the issues was that many lawyers were not that familiar with the ...