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Disability Poverty Campaign Group Urge The Government To Extend Household Support Fund
22 March 2024 | News
... Group (DPCG) of which DR UK co-lead with colleagues from Inclusion London, sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride. The letter follows on from the ... payments begin to end. This comes as we hear the news that nearly half of all Black children grow up in poverty - there ...
Government announces schedule of “cost of living payments”
25 January 2023 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has given more detail on the payment ... schedule for the next round of Government “cost of living support” for 2023 to 2024, announced in the ... payments were automatically made to those who qualified and have now all been paid. However, those who believe they ...
Meet Gianluca, Our London Marathon Runner Fundraising for DR UK!
11 March 2024 | News
We are very excited to introduce one of our London Marathon Runners, Gianluca! Read ... out more about him, how training for the marathon is going and why he chose to fundraise for Disability Rights UK. Hey ... but outside the office, I’m a social butterfly, foodie, and active individual who thrives on being with others. The ...
Watch DR UK at the Disabled Britain panel event
26 September 2022 | News
DR UK's Anna Morell joined Coronation Street's Cherylee Houston, Shadow Disability Minister Vicky Foxcroft MP, and journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey at the Daily Mirror's ...
DWP ordered to disclose key documents about “dehumanising” plans to reform Work Capability Assessment
05 November 2024 | News
During a hearing about the “rushed and disingenuous” ... has ordered DWP to hand over more documents, which are clearly documents that her legal team should see. We are also ...
New Kings Fund Report Highlights Lack of Government Action on Social Care
13 March 2024 | News
The Kings Fund's latest Social Care 360 report highlights that ... for social care have hit a record high of two million, and across the sector, the key measures all point towards a ... fee paid for older people increased from £670 to £840, and the average hourly rate for home care increased from ...
MPs raise concerns over DWP death evidence ‘cover-up’
05 June 2023 | News
... raised concerns over the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), after it hid vital evidence from a statutory safeguarding review into a disabled man who starved to death after ... mental distress just three years before his employment and support allowance (ESA) was suddenly withdrawn by the ...
DR UK responds to Electoral Commission Consultation
19 October 2022 | News
... out a consultation on the guidance they produce surrounding the accessibility of elections and the responsibilities of Returning Officers. Disability ... Officers are responsible for the delivery of elections - and since the Elections Act has passed, bringing with it ...
Centring Young Disabled People's Voices: DR UK's 2024 Conference!
27 November 2024 | News
... we focused on the theme of young Disabled people's voices and how to create a more representative, intersectional movement. Read on to learn more about how the ... political educaiton, protest, grassroots organising and online spaces. Ellen Morrison-Smith - DPAC National ...
Disability Pay Gap Reaches Staggering Level of £4,300 a Year
07 November 2024 | News
... TUC analysis shows Disabled workers effectively stop earning from today as a result of pay disparity with ... Disabled workers • Union body welcomes introduction of mandatory disability pay gap reporting – and says ... Disabled worker is now effectively working for free for nearly two months – from today until the end of the ...