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High street should pursue the purple pound
26 August 2014 | News
Thousands of high street businesses could effectively be turning away the custom of 1 in ... (27 August 2014). Research from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shown disabled people find shopping ...
Disabled people’s contribution to the economy
14 December 2014 | News
... Press release – for immediate use Disability Rights UK and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation are hosting a seminar to explore how economic policies can be ... developments in economics such as 'inclusive capitalism' and pre-distribution, this ‘Affordable: an economy that ...
SEND funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% last year
04 May 2022 | News
The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) funding ‘black hole’ grew by 52% in the past year, with one ... 2022, there was a high-needs SEND funding black hole in England of £1.3bn - an increase of £465 million. Three ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) Statement on the parliamentary vote on Winter Fuel Payments
09 September 2024 | News
The announcement by the UK Government that the Winter Fuel Payment will be cut for up to two million ... provided by the Winter Fuel Payment. Winter is approaching and from next month, the energy price cap will rise to ... This is a rise of around 10% on the previous price cap and, according to the regulator Ofgem, will add an extra ...
Mental health stigma event
23 May 2013 | News
Sapphire Summit - Thursday 4 July 2013 - King’s College London – Institute of Psychiatry ... five year NIHR research programme investigating stigma and discrimination in mental health to promote healthcare access and social inclusion. Led by Professor Graham Thornicroft ...
UC claimants set to lose out on Severe Disability Premium money
14 October 2020 | News
... Universal Credit (UC) – a move which will see it eroded in relation to other benefits. Before the change, which came into effect last week, the payment was ringfenced and separate from other benefits. Under the new policy, if a ... the transitional SDP element, which is worth between £120 and £405 a month, will decrease accordingly. A Department ...
BDA Calls for Reform of Equality Act
13 September 2015 | News
... Committee decision to review the Equality Act 2010 relating to disability. The BDA has today delivered its formal ... to the Committee in which we ask for ratification and implementation of the Government’s obligations under the UNCRPD and a legal status for British Sign Language through a ...
BPS signs consensus statement calling for removal of benefit sanctions
25 March 2019 | News
The British Psychological Society has joined eight other leading mental health organisations in ... security system too often treats people without dignity and humanity, contributing to and worsening mental health ... off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this inappropriate. Disability Rights UK will ...
European Commission Habitual Residence Test Guide
13 January 2014 | News
... Test' to help Member States apply EU rules on the coordination of social security for EU citizens that have moved ... gives more clarity about the EU 'Habitual Residence Test' and will facilitate its application in practice by Member ... clarifies the separate concepts of ‘habitual residence’ and ‘temporary residence’ or ‘stay’. These ...
Government contravened public sector equality duty, High Court says
16 February 2022 | News
... he ignored the public sector equality duty when recruiting, according to a ruling by the High Court this week. The case relates to the appointment of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe by Matt Hancock to their senior roles as part of the Government’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic. The roles, as Head of the National Institute for ...