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ONS Releases Data on Disabled People
01 December 2019 | News
... for National Statistics Releases Data on Disabled People in the UK Today (December 2) the Office for National ... of disabled people in the UK, drawn from existing surveys and datasets. The data covers 7 different areas: Disability and well-being : Average well-being ratings of disabled and ...
DR UK says all ESA claimants should be exempt from the benefit cap
10 August 2016 | News
... some disabled people are exempt from the benefit cap – including those receiving DLA or PIP or the ESA support ... claimants can receive from the main out-of-work benefits and children’s benefits. Some benefits are not included in ... in to work? In his 24 August 2015 speech on work, health and disability, then Secretary of State for Work and ...
DR UK calls for all ESA claimants to be exempt from the benefit cap
01 November 2016 | News
The lower benefit cap, which comes into effect on 7 November, will have a 'widespread and severe impact' on more than 116,000 families says a new ... the lower overall benefit cap More about the benefit cap and Housing Benefit More about the benefit cap and Universal ...
UN Committee: Rights of disabled people
31 July 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK is currently developing a parallel report in response to the United Nations ... wish to draw directly on the experiences of disabled people and have already made two successive appeals through our website and social media for individual disabled people to respond ...
Low-traffic schemes overlook Disabled people’s needs
27 April 2021 | News
... do not consider the needs of Disabled people when implementing low-traffic neighbourhoods according to Disabled ... residents who say the schemes increase journey times and leave Disabled people no alternative but to use cars. In ... journey times led to him arriving at school wet, distressed and confused. The local Council, Islington, is refusing to ...
First meeting of Get Yourself Active
04 May 2015 | News
The Get Yourself Active project is gaining countrywide support from a number of interested ... the new national steering group The project aims to create and develop opportunities for people to use their personal budgets to access physical activity and sport. The first meeting took place on 23 rd April and ...
Scottish disabled student access report
01 June 2014 | News
Planning improvements for disabled pupils' access to education - ... consultation on draft guidance on the Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records (Scotland) Act 2002 ("the 2002 Act"). The 2002 Act contains duties ...
NPC Report Launched: What do People Want The Government To Do About the Environmental Crisis?
25 September 2023 | News
... cross-sector group of charities have released five new briefings with findings from deliberation groups and surveys with over 750 people asking them how they want charities and government to respond to the climate and nature ...
Active Lives Report – Disabled people continue to lose out
27 October 2021 | News
Last week, Sport England , the arms-length body of government responsible for growing and developing grassroots sport and getting more people ...
Number of DWP disability employment advisers falls by a third during the pandemic
05 April 2021 | News
The DWP is facing questions over its commitment to disability equality ... Employment Advisers (DEAs) fell sharply during the pandemic, while the number of mainstream Work Coaches soared. ... pledge to recruit 13,500 new Work Coaches to deal with the pandemic unemployment crisis. This means that the number of ...