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Take part in research on impact of welfare reform on disabled peoples' lives
27 March 2018 | News
Exploring the impact of welfare reform on the lives of disabled ... which they’ve commissioned the University of East Anglia and University of Glasgow to undertake. They want to interview 50 disabled people with long-term conditions and mental health conditions, to discuss their experiences ...
Fundamental drivers of good co-production in the commissioning of disabled peoples' services
02 July 2018 | News
The small things in the practices of co-production really matter, so ... can have a stronger voice in the commissioning of social and health services. Read Anna’s blog Anna Denham has ... UK) since November 2015, mostly in the field of research and policy impact. For the Getting Things Changed research ...
NAO report says Motability scheme excellent but why £2.62 billion in reserves?
06 December 2018 | News
... an excellent service to customers, but has long operated in a protected environment, supported by government, which ... scheme’s four strategic objectives is to improve reach and awareness, but there has been limited effort to understand why many eligible people do not use the scheme. In every ...
I Can Make It Presents: Rahul Tooray, Champion for I Can Make It in Birmingham
28 February 2018 | News
... job opportunities for young people with disabilities using social value to do so. On Thursday 22 nd February a ... UK helped secure was held on the subject of disability and the economy. With this debate in mind we’d thought ... parliament who attended the debate will read his blog post. And bear in mind his efforts along with the ones of our ...
Social care plans expose rich vs poor divide in terms of home loss
23 November 2021 | News
The Prime Minister has narrowly won a vote on the cap for social care ... in poorer people not benefiting from the social care cap, and in many cases having to sell their homes – something ... by backbenchers complaining that the plans were unfair and had not been fully explained or thought through. The ...
DR UK Trustee Lucy Aliband appears in film on lack of disability access
21 December 2016 | News
We hope that in the festive season all disabled people can join in every ... ACCESS AWARDS: OUR MISSION from Gundog Media on Vimeo . And we hope you like this short film, featuring our Trustee Lucy Alliband. DR UK Trustee Lucy Aliband appears in film on lack of ...
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 ...