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New parking scheme helps disabled people park with ease
16 November 2016 | News
A parking scheme which helps customers locate a car park which ... parks cater for the needs of a variety of different users and a car park finder on the website enables people to ... prove they are: well managed; have good signage; are clean and bright; offer good pedestrian access; and that parking ...
Thousands of Disabled people unfairly chased for social care debt
01 March 2023 | News
New reporting by the BBC has shown that more than 60,000 Disabled adults and those with long-term illnesses in England were chased ... to contribute towards the home care they receive in nearly all areas of England, and previous BBC research ...
CQC report highlights postcode lottery amidst mostly good quality of care
10 October 2018 | News
... Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health and social care in England. Read report and summary The report looks at the trends, ...
MPs give Secretary of State “one final chance” to publish commissioned research on Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system
15 December 2021 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee of MPs has written to the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey to give her “one final chance” to reconsider her decision not to publish ...
Disabled students should be given Universal Credit eligibility say UKIM
10 October 2018 | News
... should be eligible for universal credit on the grounds of being treated as having a limited capability for work, ... students who receive DLA or PIP can receive both ESA and Housing Benefit. Receipt of both benefits means that ... with ESA to pay for their extra disability related costs and attend colleges and universities away from their home. ...
Celebrating Human Rights Day 2018: What we can offer
09 December 2018 | News
... – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This ... rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the ... end, we have the following policy documents, information and services: Policy Our report to the United Nations ...
DWP reviews PIP decisions for many D/deaf people
11 April 2022 | News
... a higher number of D/deaf people to successfully obtain Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The DWP has now ... a claimant’s ability to carry out specified daily living and mobility activities. One such activity is “washing and bathing”. Regulation 4(2A) of the Social Security ...
Extra funding for Scottish carers’ breaks
22 April 2014 | News
... Government today announced an extra £250,000 of funding to provide short breaks for disabled children and their families, carers and young carers. This investment has been divided equally ...
DFID Direct Scheme for Advisers
19 August 2019 | News
The Department for International Development (DFID) is launching the 5th round ... an excellent opportunity to join DFID on a permanent basis and progress an advisory career in international ... 1 year) in DFID’s office, based in East Kilbride, Glasgow and overseas (for the following 2 years) with coaching and ...
Blue badge can apply to hidden or non-physical conditions
05 September 2018 | News
... a man with Downs Syndrome a Blue Badge without ever assessing him in person, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The council refused a ... blue badge. The family complained to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, who found the council at fault ...