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MPs told £20 week cut to Universal Credit would breach UK’s international human rights obligations
05 September 2021 | News
... £20 a week cut to Universal Credit would breach UK’s international human rights obligations. In addition, it says ... non-governmental organization, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights It consists of are around 450 ... who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk. In its ...
DR UK calls on NHS England to publish the review of the Accessible Information Standard
08 February 2023 | News
Alongside our colleagues at other Disability and Accessibility organisations, we have written a letter to NHS England to express our disappointment at the lack of progress in reviewing the ...
400,000 people could be pulled into poverty by April real-term cut to benefits
01 March 2022 | News
... the Government’s decision to uprate benefits by just 3.1% in April, when inflation is forecast to hit 7%. This ... is already at a 30-year low following a decade of cuts and less than six months on from the £20 per week cut to ... find it hard to pay for food than non-disabled people. “ Nearly half of everyone in poverty is either a Disabled ...
Severely ill inpatient died after DWP forced him to leave hospital to make benefit claim
11 January 2022 | News
... patient to leave hospital to visit a jobcentre despite being severely ill with a condition that later killed him, ... electronically. Instead, he was told to leave hospital and attend his local jobcentre in person. He later died in ... multi-organ failure caused by the lung conditions pneumonia and empyema, which themselves were caused by drug ...
Disability benefit awards extended by six months if due for reassessment in next three months
22 April 2020 | News
Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson today said that ... in the next three months. Giving evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee today, Mr Tomlinson said that: ... benefit by six months. If their condition has deteriorated, and they feel they would be entitled to more money, they can ...
Vote for Us! We Need Your Support in the My Favourite Voucher Codes Charity Poll
30 May 2023 | News
This June, Disability Rights UK are taking part in the charity poll hosted by My Favourite Voucher ... of their profits to a different charity, but they need a hand choosing which great cause to give to. That’s why they ... for the charity they want to see win. Everyone gets 1 vote, and the charity with the most votes at the end of the month ...
DR UK opposes "dangerous" RSHE draft guidance
17 July 2024 | News
Content warning (for the attached consultation response) – suicide, ... consultation - opposing the "dangerous", "misguided" and "irresponsible" draft guidance. This consultation ... Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) and Regard. The previous Conservative Government launched ...
Labour will guarantee Disabled people moving into work a return to benefits without the need for reassessment
11 January 2023 | News
A Labour government would overhaul routes into work for Disabled people, including a guarantee that ... speech at the Centre for Social Justice, the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said it was “frankly a scandal” that just one in 10 of out-of-work Disabled people ...
It’s a busy time for I Can Make It in the run up to I Can Make It Exchange
23 March 2017 | News
... I Can Make It, which means that there are a lot of photos in this update! On Monday 13 th March, Anna Denham and our champion for Leicester Amir Pathan went to the ... Council where they met Sue Waddington Deputy Mayor Jobs and Skills as well as several senior council officers. ...
Fast-tracked access to benefits extended to those likely to be in final year of life
06 April 2022 | News
New special benefit rules have been introduced for people who are terminally ill that provide ... the ‘Special Rules’ process for Universal Credit (UC) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). These changes are happening in ...