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Commons reject Lords ‘wrecking amendment’ on ESA cuts
02 March 2016 | News
The Commons have rejected the Lords amendment on ESA and Universal Credit cuts once more by 309 to 274 (2 March 2016). On 29 February, in place of outright rejection of cuts to ESA and UC the Lords introduced two motions requiring both an ...
Our response to the NAO report on sanctions
29 November 2016 | News
This NAO study examining whether the DWP was achieving value for money from its ... Impacts include losing vital income, disabled people – and their families - going without essentials, having to use ... off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this inappropriate. From April 2017, all disabled ...
MPs question DWP medical assessors about the quality of their medical assessments
05 December 2017 | News
On Wednesday 6 December 2017 the Work and Pensions Committee questioned DWP medical assessors Atos, Capita and Maximus who carry out the medical assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA. The Committee was putting the disturbing evidence it has heard so far to them. The ...
DR UK part of new Spirit of 2012 funded project
18 January 2016 | News
... Lottery to carry forward the spirit of the London Olympics and Paralympics, has awarded a major grant to a consortium ... led by the English Federation of Disability Sport and including Disability Rights UK as a national delivery ...
Habinteg Homes for Living Forum
11 September 2013 | News
Habinteg’s forum will take an in-depth look at the proposed housing standard and its ability to deliver inclusive, cost effective homes ...
We welcome Law Commission Hate Crime consultation
30 September 2013 | News
... the Law Commission consultation on the case for extending existing offences, particularly in terms of disability ... that the aggravated offences which currently cover race and religion or belief should be extended to cover ... will additionally rectify the lack of clarity as to what is and is not 'public hostility' against disabled people, as ...
DLA claimants who lose Motability eligibility on transfer to PIP will receive £1,000
02 July 2019 | News
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin ... receive £1,000. The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin Tomlinson has announced that those who lose ...
Disability benefit spending reduced by £5 billion over the last decade
23 September 2018 | News
Figures obtained by Frank Field MP show that the amount spent on ... has shrunk by £5 billion following a decade of austerity and cuts. Spending on welfare benefits for the UK’s poorest families will have shrunk by nearly a quarter after a decade of austerity, according to ...
Room for improvement, according to new findings on mental healthcare
23 November 2017 | News
What good support for and in everyday life have you experienced? Findings have been ... They show that, two years into a five-year investment and improvement plan, there is scope for significant ...
Young Disabled people’s research project
11 May 2021 | News
Scope and University of Sheffield’s iHuman research team have co-produced a research model to explore and identify connections and priorities in Disabled young people’s lives. ‘Making connections: ...