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Stephen Crabb reaffirms no PIP cuts
28 June 2016 | News
... Group on Disability AGM. Over seventy observers, MPs and peers heard the Secretary of State at DWP Stephen Crabb repeat his commitment that the planned saving in personal independence payment would not be sought ... saw Dr Lisa Cameron MP confirmed as chair. Neil Coyle MP and Baroness Jane Campbell to act as co-secretaries. Vice ...
The government's reasons for gagging clauses
25 October 2018 | News
Two written questions, one by an MP and one by a Lord were asked concerning the government’s reason for using ‘gagging ... voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises and companies. The reasons given were to: ensure that ...
WCA tests “significantly” biased against poorer disabled people
09 August 2016 | News
... assessment (WCA) tests are “significantly biased” against claimants in poor areas of the country, according to ... in ‘wealthier’ areas are more likely to be awarded ESA and to be placed in the ESA support group. The study ... data from over 300 local authorities between 2007 and 2015 and is published next week in the journal Radical ...
Universal Credit: A policy under review
09 September 2014 | News
... paper reviews the current design of Universal Credit and its likely impacts. The paper proposes changes that ... would make the policy more likely to support people to get into and progress in work. It finds “overall, there is a clear ...
What the Global Disability Summit achieved
22 October 2018 | News
... co-hosted its first ever Global Disability Summit with the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya. View Global Disability Summit ... the world. 67 countries were represented, along with nearly every multilateral agency and leading figures in the ...
Sign up for the free School for Change Agents
24 January 2017 | News
... School for Change Agents is a free, five-week virtual learning course for anyone who would like to make a difference in ... 16 th February at 3.30pm (GMT) with a live webinar, and at the same day and time for the following four weeks. If you’re not ...
Meet Kush Kanodia MBA: our new Ambassador
07 July 2019 | News
... is a message from Kush: I am greatly honoured to be appointed an Ambassador for Disability Rights UK (DR UK). My ... I graduated from RADAR's Leadership Development Programme and voted for the merger in 2011, which formed DR UK. I was ... leaders. The programme has successfully helped to enable and empower one of DR UK’s disabled graduates to become an ...
Peers letter to Health Minister on Care Act Easements
08 September 2020 | News
... Hon Matt Hancock MP Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care 39 Victoria Street London SW1H 0EU 9 September 2020 Dear Secretary of State, We are writing to you today as a cross-party group of peers with an interest in the rights and wellbeing of disabled people to urge you to switch off ...
ENIL Press Release – Human Rights Recommendations to the EU from the CRPD Committee
10 September 2015 | News
... that the European Union develop an approach to guide and foster deinstitutionalization” The European Union (EU) has been ... Geneva to follow the constructive dialogue between the UN and the EU. “ENIL has been ringing the alarm bell for many ...
Joseph Rowntree produce new Solve Poverty strategy
05 September 2016 | News
... Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has published two reports detailing a new strategy to solve poverty in the UK. It has produced a five-point plan that will: Boost incomes and reduce costs Deliver an effective benefit system Improve education standards and raise skills Strengthen families and communities ...