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18-21 year old universal credit claimants in supported accommodation
14 September 2015 | News
In a written answer to parliament the Government confirms ... 09 September 2015 “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to exempt 18 to 21 year olds ... accommodation definition under the Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Supported Accommodation) (Amendment) ...
DR UK responds to House of Lords Universal Credit inquiry
05 March 2020 | News
... submission to The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. The ... whether Universal Credit is meeting its original objectives and whether the policy assumptions reflected in its design ... meets the needs of claimants in today’s labour market and changing world of work. The 2010 White Paper ...
Workers' rights to be protected in UK law after Brexit
05 March 2019 | News
Parliament, trade unions and businesses to be given a role in shaping the future of ... The government has made a commitment not to reduce the standards of workers’ rights from EU laws retained in UK ...
Industrial Strategy a lost opportunity by BEIS to utilise public procurement
27 November 2017 | News
Industrial Strategy: building a Britain fit for the future. ... paper sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. Commenting on the new industrial strategy, Philip Connolly, policy and development manager at Disability Rights UK said: “The ...
Disabled boy becomes youngest ever recipient in New Year Honours
16 January 2022 | News
A Disabled boy who has cerebral palsy and autism is to become the youngest person to receive the ... Empire Medal (BEM). Tobias Weller has been given the award in recognition of his fundraising efforts during lockdown. ... than £157,000 for Paces School, where he is a student, and The Children's Hospital Charity, in Sheffield. Tobias ...
Briefings for debate on challenges facing disabled people in UK
27 June 2018 | News
Baroness Thomas of Winchester secured a Lords debate on 28 June 2018 “that ... Rights UK wrote two briefings in advance of the debate and sent them to all those members of the Lords taking part. ... people by Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit. Briefing 2 ...
Why restrictions on Personal Independence Payment should not go ahead
26 February 2017 | News
In her latest blog, DR UK CEO Liz Sayce says that proposed ... PIP are bad news for disabled people, both because of the financial cost and the knock-on effects on other outcomes that the ...
Shocking Food Foundation figures on Disabled People experiencing food insecurity
10 March 2021 | News
... shows that the most seriously disabled people are experiencing 5 times the level of food insecurity as the wider ... a lot by their impairments, experience food insecurity, and 11% of disabled people who are limited a little. This ... is a symptom of poverty, benefit levels are far too low and are not enabling disabled people to live safely or with ...
Temporary carer’s allowance easements in response to cv-19 outbreak
03 April 2020 | News
The DWP has announced the introduction of two temporary carer's allowance easements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Both are ... gets coronavirus, or if they have to isolate because of it; and the provision of emotional support to a disabled person ...
TfL to belatedly introduce iBus automated messages following Paulley decision
10 July 2017 | News
... for London (TfL) recently announced that they would be introducing new iBus automated messages on London buses asking people to make space where a disabled customer needs the ...