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New Disability Rights UK Ambassador Baroness Campbell makes history in the Lords
13 November 2012 | News
... of Lords broke with a three-hundred years tradition by allowing a personal assistant on the floor while the House is sitting. They gave this right to Baroness Campbell so that she can participate in the debates. Disability Rights UK heralds this momentous ...
Over two thirds of Universal Credit claimants currently in arrears while living costs rise
25 October 2021 | News
Low-income households, who have borne the financial brunt of the pandemic so far, are also being dragged down by debt, ... million low-income households across the UK are in arrears, and 4.4 million have had to take on new or increased ...
Capita in U-turn over contesting compensation payment ordered after PIP claimant’s tragic death
08 August 2019 | News
Victoria Smith tragically died months after her personal independence payments were stopped following a Capita ... Capita was told to pay £10,000 over the way it handled her case but planned to dispute this at Telford ... Capita has now decided not to contest the judgement and has apologised "for any additional distress". Ms Smith, ...
Government set to double the number of work coaches in jobcentres by March 2021
07 July 2020 | News
... announced that it aims to double the number of work coaches in jobcentres by March 2021. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said that “ramping ... pillar” of the Government’s “plan for recovery and revival, and announced that: “We are doubling their ...
Government rejection of £20 per week increase to ESA is unacceptable says DR UK
03 August 2020 | News
Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has rejected the call ... Committee (SSAC) to award ESA claimants the same £20 week increase those receiving Universal Credit. In May 2020, the ... pandemic like those on Universal Credit ? The answer is clearly yes - so the £20 increase should also be payable to ...
Coming soon: A new toolkit on social value made in conjunction with Bristol City Council
11 January 2018 | News
... I Can Make It hope that everyone had a nice festive break and you are having a productive start to January. We are proud to announce ... will complement organisations’ existing commissioning and procurement practices and seeks to embed Social Value ...
DR UK recommends no reduction in the number of social security tribunal panel members
13 April 2020 | News
... rules would allow for a tribunal to be presided over by a single judge sitting alone in certain defined circumstances. ... Entitlement Chamber hears appeals relating to ESA, PIP and other social security benefits. In general, tribunals ... principle exceptions to this are appeals relating to ESA and PIP. For the former, appeals are heard by a Judge and a ...
Social Model of Disability key in media representation, Sue Bott tells Reframing Disability Summit
28 October 2019 | News
... model of disability to senior media executives from print and broadcast journalism and advertising yesterday at the Reframing Disability Summit ...
Two meetings with procurement alliances in just over two weeks for I Can Make It.
27 April 2017 | News
As ever the holiday weeks aren’t ones when everything goes quiet for I Can Make It. On Wednesday 19 th April, ... Will Case, I Can Make It Champion for Greater Manchester and Leo Capella, the campaign project co-ordinator went to Sandbach to attend the Association of Greater Manchester ...
Cabinet Office - Regulations on the accessibility of new public sector websites come into force
24 September 2019 | News
... on or after 23 September 2018 must meet accessibility standards. This includes publishing accessibility statements, explaining how ... make all existing websites accessible is 23 September 2020, and the compliance date for mobile applications is 23 June ...