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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DR UK opposes "dangerous" RSHE draft guidance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 consultation - opposing the "dangerous", "misguided" and "irresponsible" draft guidance.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 ...
Nearly one in three Disabled workers say they were treated unfairly at work during the pandemic
09 June 2021 | News
Nearly one in three (30 per cent) Disabled workers say that ... been treated unfairly at work during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new poll published by the Trade ... significant barriers in the workplace before the pandemic, and that Covid-19 has made things worse for them. ...
Nearly half of people referred to Trussell Trust food banks are in debt to the DWP
01 March 2022 | News
With a looming cost-of-living crisis, people who cannot afford the ... incomes far below what is needed to afford the essentials. Nearly half of people referred to food banks in the Trussell ... have been working closely with the Trussell Trust and Humankind Research, to develop ideas for what a fairer ...
Disabled people make up nearly half of the most deprived working-age adults in the country
06 July 2022 | News
Disabled people make up nearly half of the most deprived working-age adults in the country Important new research examining the living standards and health of working-age disabled people and ...
How Universal Credit is failing people in vulnerable situations: new Z2K report evidences need for urgent reforms
02 December 2020 | News
... today by anti-poverty charity Z2K reveals the devastating impact that Universal Credit is having on some of those ... migration . Many of these people will lose out financially and face harm as a result of the UC system’s failings. ... who would suffer if pushed onto Universal Credit as it stands. The new report demonstrates, with the removal of ...