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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 mental distress just three years before his employment and support allowance (ESA) was suddenly withdrawn by the ...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 ...
Grenfell: Nearly 7 Years On, We Are No Nearer Justice
31 January 2024 | News
... was Grenfell Testimony Week. It was a chance for survivors and bereaved families to speak out about the night of the fire, the loved ones that died, the continuing impact on their lives and the shameful lack of ... to prevent such a disaster happening in the future. Nearly seven years on, we are no nearer justice. People ...
DPO Sector Responds to the Civil Society Covenant Framework
12 December 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) and the Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) Forum England have submitted a powerful response to the consultation on the emerging Civil Society Covenant. This response, written on behalf ...
Over 100 Disabled People's Mass Lobby of MPs to Resist Benefit Cuts
22 May 2025 | News
Hours after Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall doubled down on dangerous proposed cuts and other ‘reforms’ to health and disability benefits, Disabled people demanded MPs vote against the brutal plans. Organised by the Coalition Against ...
Care Quality Commission seek ambassadors
10 March 2023 | News
The Care Quality Commission (the CQC) and Healthwatch are recruiting six campaign ambassadors to help them develop campaign messaging for people with a learning disability and autistic people, and to feature them as campaign ...
Celebrating Trustees Week
08 November 2023 | News
This year, Trustees Week is taking place from the 6th to the 10th of November. It is an opportunity to showcase charity trustees and thank them for their devoted time and commitment to charitable causes across the country. At ...