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IDS calls for further ESA assessment reform
23 August 2015 | News
In a speech today, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith argued that employment and support allowance (ESA) was flawed because the ... the number of people on unemployment-related benefit has nearly halved since 2010, a fall of around 700,000 the number ...
We're Recruiting!
16 June 2022 | News
We’re Recruiting – DPO Development Manager Disability Rights UK (DR UK) ... DPO Development Manager to deliver the work. The chosen candidate will join DR UK at an exciting time for us. In ... of strengthening the voices of Disabled people. This role, and the work it will deliver, align perfectly with our ...
Work programme still fails disabled people
08 January 2014 | News
... the DWP published the latest work programme statistics claiming that more than 500 disabled people a week were being ... into employment, especially new claimants of Employment and Support Allowance. Why is government now switching from ... percentages that show the targets missed? What kind of jobs and training people are getting into/ Are they sustainable ...
Our response to the CQC State of Care report
12 October 2016 | News
We echo the concerns outlined in the State of Health and Social Care report published ... View report The report paints an alarming picture of demand increasing but the number of people supported ...
New Passenger Assistance app
15 August 2021 | News
The new Passenger Assistance app, which takes the time and fuss out of requesting assistance when you want to travel, was released in May. ... to make the whole process of requesting assistance quicker and smoother. You no longer need to spend time on the phone ...
White Paper on Social Care
30 November 2021 | News
... re-build the care system On Wednesday 1 st December, the Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan, made a statement ... on Social Care. The Government ambitions were lofty: Choice and control; personalised care; and fairness. However the ...
Mayor of London concedes to Disability campaigners over new emission zone plan
09 December 2022 | News
... Sadiq Khan, after he recently announced that he will expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) London-wide to tackle the threats of air pollution, congestion, and the threat of climate change. The expansion will come into effect on Tuesday 29 August 2023 and will operate ...
MPs demand better protection for disabled claimants on DLA/PIP who claim DHPs
11 January 2016 | News
Work and Pensions Committee's report on the local welfare safety net Read report This report examines local authority provision under the local welfare ... intention to affect such people and time-limited DHPs are clearly inadequate to protect them. (Paragraph 56)” ...
Your epilepsy, your benefits
18 August 2013 | News
Free benefits information days for people with epilepsy Are you confused ... what the changes to benefits mean for you? Epilepsy Action and Epilepsy Society are working together to host two free information days, in London on 1 October 2013 and in Manchester on 5 October 2013, about the recent ...
I Can Make It keeps rolling during the winter months
08 December 2016 | News
December: a time for relaxing, thinking about how to enjoy/survive Christmas and winding down. Not if you’re a campaigner (amongst ... jobs) though. Instead it’s a time for keeping up momentum and setting the scene for the New Year! On Tuesday we had a ...