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  • Suspension of childs DLA unlawful

    07 July 2015 | News

    Landmark Judgment: Suspension of child’s DLA in hospital breach if his human rights The Supreme Court has ... for more than 84 days was a breach of his human rights and unlawful. The ruling announced could have a significant ...

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  • Council school transport policies must not fail disabled young adults

    06 August 2018 | News

    Councils across England should ensure their education transport policies ... young adults with disabilities, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said. The warning comes following an investigation about London Borough of ...

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  • Energy companies let down Disabled people

    24 November 2022 | News

    A new report by energy watchdog  Ofgem  has uncovered failings within 17 Energy suppliers in their attitude and assistance to Disabled customers. The regulator said the ... read the meters of customers who could not do so themselves and customers being unable to contact their energy supplier ...

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  • Brexit white paper commits Govt to European Convention on Human Rights

    11 July 2018 | News

    The European Convention on Human Rights is an international treaty which Member States of the Council of ... Europe have signed, including the UK. See more about Brexit and Human Rights Read our Brexit manifesto : The ... of Brexit for disability rights: Influencing future debate and policy The Convention sets out a list of the rights and ...

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  • Better Care Fund fails to deliver expected benefits for patients, the NHS or local authorities

    07 February 2017 | News

    Health and social care integration report. Read report The Better Care Fund (BCF) ... is a pooled budget that shifts resources into social care and community services for the benefit of the NHS and local ...

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  • High Court dismisses legal challenge to Disabled student's exclusion from Universal Credit

    09 February 2022 | News

    The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought against rules restricting Universal Credit (UC) to Disabled ... UC until he first underwent a work capability assessment and established a limited capability for work. Flinn receives the enhanced rate of both the mobility and daily living components of the PIP, but is having to use ...

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  • Tory peer calls for UC uplift to be maintained

    23 June 2021 | News

    ... Credit, has said that government should keep the uplifts introduced to the benefit during the pandemic. Former Minister David Freud told The Observer that ... time as Minister, he battled against “massive cuts” demanded by the Treasury and had considered resigning. He is ...

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  • Light touch PIP reviews to be rolled out for disabled people of pension age

    28 May 2019 | News

    ... they had reached State Pension age will receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at 10 years. Work and Pensions Secretary of State Amber Rudd announced in ... claimants above State Pension age in the coming months. Nearly 290,000 disabled people of State Pension age are in ...

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  • Euro study damns UK disabled peoples job support

    19 November 2014 | News

    "LEAST GENEROUS" BRITAIN CUTS IN HALF JOB HELP TO DISABLED PEOPLE - NEW EUROPEAN ... Labour's Richard Howitt MEP told Parliament's Employment and Social Affairs Committee who commissioned the report ... "Access to Work" scheme in Britain were counterproductive and that the Conservative-led Government had halved the ...

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  • 1000 Tweaks: Making Leicester a healthier place

    22 August 2018 | News

    Get Yourself Active and Leicester City Council are working together to see how we can make Leicester a healthier ... encourage individuals, families, organisations, places, and businesses to make a few small changes to their day to ...

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