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Resolution Foundation release new report on Winter Fuel Payments
03 October 2024 | News
... Foundation has been released about the impacts on the winter fuel payment cut. In July, Labour announced that the ... decision which has been met with outrage from charities and campaigners will mean up to 7 million families losing ... two criteria: the ability to be targeted at both income and energy needs and allowing the Government to retain a ...
Report highlights human rights homecare concerns
09 October 2013 | News
Close to home: An inquiry into older people and human rights in home care. This Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry has found that ...
We are looking for disabled ambassadors or champions
08 June 2016 | News
Making disability an asset in the NHS: Ambassadors or champions ... to explore how one can get the best out of life with and despite of a long-term condition. There is more to that ... still strong imperatives on professional staff to be strong and different from patients seeking help. To counteract ...
Benefits fraud less than one per cent
14 May 2014 | News
The latest Work and Pensions Committee report Fraud and error in the benefits system shows that official data shows that there is nearly twice as much error as fraud in the benefits system. ...
Queens Speech 2017
20 June 2017 | News
The Queen delivered the Speech outlining the Government's legislative programme for this ... Read full text Policy briefing Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords will be debating the contents of the ... Speech will be considered by the Commons on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 June. Key Bills Other Bills Non-legislative ...
Cost of living crisis: Carolynne’s story
27 September 2022 | News
This week, DR UK is highlighting the stories of Disabled people who are being chronically ... by the cost of living crisis. Carolynne lives in Scotland. Her daughter Freya is immobile, she is blind, she has ... a tube goes directly into her stomach, she has epilepsy and a compromised airway. Freya needs intensive support. She ...
No national roll out for Right to Control
16 July 2014 | News
The new Minister for Disabled People Mark Harper MP has announced ... Control scheme, which was piloted between 12 December 2010 and 12 December 2013, will not be rolled out nationally ... Statement Thursday 17 July 2014 THE DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS The Disabled People’s Right to Control The ...
DR UK urges you to complete PIP replacement consultation launched by group with lived experience of the social security system
12 February 2025 | News
The Commission on Social Security, are seeking to develop our existing Plan for Decent Social Security ... other words, we are experts in the social security system and what works, and what doesn’t”. After a project hiatus 2023-24, the ...
Budget fails disabled people
11 March 2020 | News
Wednesday’s Budget made shockingly few significant improvements to the lives of disabled people, who have seen living standards and vital services cut over the past decade. 50% of people ...
I Can Make It formally welcomes some experienced champions
11 July 2017 | News
It’s always nice to see our I Can Make It champions coming to our office at CAN Mezzanine and particularly in order to formally welcome them into the ... champions, Heather Richardson who represents Essex and Hannah Ross who represents Liverpool, did exactly that, ...