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The true impact of welfare cuts
05 May 2015 | News
... will not simply hit those already on benefits but those in work and those who may need benefits say Disability Rights UK, a national charity for and led by disabled people. Analysis produced by think tank ...
"Unacceptable" levels of support for Disabled passengers at many UK airports.
19 December 2022 | News
Disabled passengers continue to suffer from poor levels of support at airports ... found several airports including Bristol, Leeds, Bradford, and Luton Airports provided an unacceptable level of service ... believe that everyone should have access to air travel, and we welcome the substantial improvements that airports ...
Disabled student launches legal action for the right to be able to claim Universal Credit
28 June 2020 | News
... aged 22, from Halifax, suffers severe sight impairment and mental health difficulties. As a student in full time higher education at the University of York she ... but this does not even cover the cost of her tuition fees and rental accommodation. Instead, she is forced to live off ...
Barclays Apprenticeships
10 December 2014 | News
... Further education not for you? Want to get a job and start earning money? Keep being told you don’t have the right ... be taken seriously. Skills, qualifications, work experience and more If you’re a young person aged 16+, this exciting ...
Bus services set to leave Disabled people isolated
09 February 2022 | News
Bus services are being slashed due to driver shortage and after funding under ... through a combination of Covid illness, shortage of drivers and massively reduced government funding. Promised ...
Philippa Day: young disabled mother took her own life after being told to attend PIP assessment
17 January 2021 | News
An inquest has heard a young disabled mother killed herself ... blaming the way the government had dealt with her benefits, and had previously told her sister that she believed the DWP ... to kill her. Her unconscious body was found by her sister and father on 8 August 2019, just days after she had been ...
1.2 million UC claimants ‘very likely’ to turn to food banks if £20 a week uplift removed
04 February 2021 | News
A new report from the Trussell Trust warns of growing need for food banks from people claiming Universal ... the alarming consequences of cutting it. When the Covid pandemic first hit, the government increased Universal ... week which the charity says has prevented tens of thousands of people from needing to use a food bank. But new ...
Disability Rights UK is very pleased to welcome Wey Education as a member organisation
21 December 2017 | News
InterHigh offers a complete secondary education online. ... fee paying secondary school, established in 2005 and a pioneer in online education, and a B2B division serving other educational companies and ...
Ticket Office Closures Scrapped!
31 October 2023 | News
In a massive result for common sense Huw Merriman Minister ... announced toady that the rail watch dogs of Transport Focus and Travel Watch London could not approve the plans for ... have announced that they will not be pushing it forward, and will abide by the watchdogs decision as the over 700000 ...
Disability strategy ruled unlawful, DWP denied permission to appeal
09 February 2022 | News
The government has been denied permission to appeal against a court ruling that the entire disability strategy is ... mean that the government needs to discard the strategy and start again. Mr Justice Griffiths, who heard the case, has denied work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey permission to appeal. ...