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DBC open letter to Government on ESA cut
25 January 2016 | News
National charities and Peers sign Open Letter calling on Government to stop £30-a-week ESA cut Original text ... the DBC website Ahead of a key vote on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill next week in the House of Lords, over 30 ...
Second secret DWP benefit death report could open door for bereaved families
31 January 2021 | News
Ministers appear close to defeat in their six-year battle to prevent the release of secret reports into the suicides and other deaths of benefit claimants, after the release of ... who starved to death in June 2018 after his employment and ESA and other benefits were wrongly removed, have been ...
Race report criticism continues to grow as UN joins the condemnation
21 April 2021 | News
... race report attempts to “normalise white supremacy” and could “fuel racism” in the UK. The UN Working Group of Experts on People of ... “strongly rejected” the Government’s “stunning” and “reprehensible” report, arguing it “repackages ...
Families struggling as child costs rise
18 August 2013 | News
Child Poverty Action Group release 'The Cost of a Child in 2013' report Families are struggling as the cost of bringing up a child and meet their minimum needs has risen to £148,000 - around ... while average earnings rose by 1.5%, benefits for families and children by just 1%, and child benefit did not rise at ...
Grenfell recommendations – DR UK open statement
24 March 2021 | News
Almost four years after the Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people died, including Disabled people, the ... to be strong resistance from some within the housing sector and fire service, to putting in the basic protections that ... residents need in the event of fire. “Building owners and managing agents in the private and public housing ...
Gathering the Evidence: Making Personal Budgets Work for All report
17 July 2017 | News
This Think Local Act Personal report sets out a direction for ... attention to the lack of a firm evidence base for understanding the impact of personal budgets. TLAP addressed this ... by working with colleagues from across the care and support sector, including people with lived experience, ...
I Can Make It welcomes Anna Denham
03 November 2016 | News
Anna Denham has recently joined the I Can Make It team at Disability Rights UK, having ... contacts such as the Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply who have agreed to feature us in their next ... we may have opportunities to complement the training and resources we pass onto our champions and apprentices. ...
Youth Voice Census launched
07 September 2022 | News
... The research, curated via responses to their survey and focus groups across the country, has shown some of the worst outcomes for young people in the UK compared to their reports in previous years. The ... - Unprepared for the future - Quality of Work: Employers and opportunities The report explores how young people's ...
Disability Rights UK responds to accessible railways report
24 February 2022 | News
... The report considers what a fully accessible railway means, and accepts ‘that it is a challenging concept for two reasons: it is difficult to envisage a railway where there are not, at least, some operational and physical characteristics that represent a barrier to ...
BIS apprenticeship evaluations published
19 August 2013 | News
Apprenticeships score top marks from businesses and apprentices Apprenticeships have been highly praised in a new survey, with nearly 8 out of 10 (78%) apprentices and 8 out of 10 (81%) ...