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Sense launches innovative approach to creating meaningful football activities for people with complex impairments
16 February 2022 | News
Sense Active has launched a new programme aiming to improve the quality of football provision for people ... disabilities, supported by county football associations and football club community organisations. The programme ... how activities are delivered to help ensure the benefits and outcomes gained from playing football can be achieved by ...
Groundswell of support for increasing benefit payments made to Disabled people: Fabian Society report
26 May 2021 | News
Following the pandemic, a study of public attitudes to social ... Society research survey involving a major citizens’ jury and national poll demonstrated strong public support for ... related news story High Court challenge to exclusion of nearly two million Disabled people from £20 week benefit ...
Further roll out of PIP to those with a long term or indefinite DLA award
26 August 2015 | News
The DWP has announced a further roll-out of personal independence payment (PIP) to those with a long term or ... PIP where they: have an indefinite or long term award; and are of working age; or have become age 65 since 8 April ... From July, the DWP started to invite a limited number of randomly selected claimants living in the following postcode ...
Strategic partner updates for May 2013
21 May 2013 | News
Taking user-driven commissioning to the NHS: why we need a ... Rights UK is in a new consortium with Shaping Our Lives and CHANGE. As a user-led strategic partner, we jointly ... level, the voluntary and community sector faces a range of issues and challenges. Regional Voices has produced a ...
Increased fines for no face masks will ramp up pressure on disabled people
13 August 2020 | News
Tougher penalties for those not wearing face coverings in public came into effect today (13 August). The new ... “Businesses need to join in government’s intention in clearly displaying signs explaining that not everybody is able ...
The Urgent Need For An Independent Advisory Panel On DWP-Related Deaths: “evidence is overwhelming”
10 March 2025 | News
... report sets out the clear evidential case for the overwhelming need for an Independent Advisory Panel for DWP-Related ... have uncovered evidence suggesting that DWP’s policies and practices may have contributed to hundreds, possibly ... evidence from external sources. Mo Stewart says: “Clearly, by failing to access published peer-reviewed research ...
Hancock “100%” in favour of withdrawing funding for learning disability hub to secure lockdown vote
07 March 2023 | News
... he threatened not to fund a centre for people with learning disabilities to try to make a potentially rebellious MP, ... for Bury, fall into line over a critical vote during the pandemic. The Daily Telegraph reports that the vote on 1 ... his Learning Disability Hub in Bury - whips call him up and say Health team want to work with him to deliver this ...
Social Care Reform; improving Disabled people’s lives
22 June 2021 | News
... We are a coalition of organisations led by Disabled people and supported by allies. We are the direct voices of ... our lives. We want Disabled people to be central to shaping Government reforms to social care. These are the basic ... the right to thrive, not just survive. The role of care and support in today’s society must be to provide care, ...
DR UK Statement on Spring Budget: 'Government Turns its Back on the Poorest in Society'
07 March 2024 | News
In his spring budget, the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, failed to ... people, despite mountains of evidence on our economic and social hardship. The only meagre exception being a ... to help Disabled citizens struggling with household bills and inadequate social support. DPCG asked that action was ...
Nearly half of everyone in poverty is either a disabled person or lives with a disabled person
06 February 2020 | News
Four million people with disabilities in the UK are living in poverty. In total, seven million ... a disabled person or live with a disabled person – nearly half of everyone in poverty, highlights a new Joseph ... level of qualification between those who are disabled and those who are not: 19% of disabled adults have a degree ...