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Urgent Autumn Budget support needed for those who live with a neurological condition
03 November 2022 | News
Leading neurological charities have joined together, supported by DR UK and over 40 other charities, to write to the Chancellor ... at least an additional £200 a week. Neurological charities and members of the Neurological Alliance have all expressed ...
DR UK works with BBC Newsnight to challenge carers benefit debt
16 May 2024 | News
... programme “Newsnight”, which focused on the appalling situation of carers, who owed thousands of pounds to DWP due to unjust and complicated benefit ... allowance earnings rules infringements last year, nearly half were not acted upon by DWP staff. DR UK works ...
Say No To Assisted Dying - Fazilet Hadi
10 April 2025 | News
With a key parliamentary vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill only weeks away, our ... Disabled-led organisations are strongly opposed to the Bill and the importance of resisting this devastating ... in the way society is organised. We saw this clearly during the COVID pandemic, when Government failed to ...
Rosetta’s Story – Member of our Disabled Apprentice Network
05 November 2024 | News
... (DAN), tells her story about her journey through education and how this has impacted her. Rosetta explains how asking for support from her peers has helped her ... the youngest of 5 siblings, I lived in children's and foster homes after family relationships broke down. I ...
Survey shows discrimination experienced by Disabled fans at Football matches
05 July 2022 | News
Responding to a survey, hundreds of Disabled football fans have ... been subjected to offensive songs or chants, verbal abuse and other discriminatory behaviour when following their ... been subjected to offensive songs or chants, verbal abuse and other discriminatory behaviour when following their ...
Ofgem announces new price cap for energy
28 February 2023 | News
... Ofgem, has announced that the energy price cap will be increased from April. The energy price cap is a set maximum ... based on a typical household using a typical amount of gas and electricity. The Energy Price Guarantee is set to last ... this news will be deeply concerning.” Dan White policy and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the ...
Foundation Analysts MI5
03 February 2023 | News
Foundation Analysts London £30,024 rising to £32,459 after one year Hours: shift work required ... you can build a career doing what matters: stopping threats and preventing harm. It’s our mission to tackle threats, from terrorism and espionage, to cyber threats and sabotage – a complex ...
DR UK attends launch of accessible voting campaign
02 March 2023 | News
... of the “My Vote, My Voice” campaign at Portcullis house in London. “My vote, My Voice” is a campaign designed to encourage people with learning disabilities and autistic people to vote in the 2024 General Election and onwards, noting that everyone with a learning disability ...
DFE figures show teachers are leaving the profession
11 January 2023 | News
... Department for Education figures show that a third of England's teachers who qualified in the last decade have left the profession. The Guardian ... that of just under 270,000 teachers who qualified in England between 2011 and 2020, more than 81,000 have left the ...
Changes to helpline services over the holiday period
12 December 2024 | News
As we approach the end of 2024, we would like to inform you about the upcoming temporary closures of our ... Students Helpline: Closed from 16th December 2024 and will resume service on 6th January 2025. Personal ... Budgets Helpline: Closed from 17th December 2024 and will resume service on 2nd January 2025. Welfare Rights ...