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UN official says suspend bedroom tax
10 September 2013 | News
... ‘bedroom tax’ an "absolute disgrace" Ms Rolnik is producing a report on adequate housing around the world for the UN ... visit included trips to London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Manchester. Ms Rolnik says she has received "hundreds of ... that the so-called bedroom tax be suspended immediately and be fully re-evaluated in light of the evidence of its ...
Budget 2017: three universal credit reforms to provide greater financial security
20 November 2017 | News
... the budget on November 22, to help move towards “greater financial security for all” The three proposals are - Make ... line with living costs : End the freeze on Child Benefit and other social security payments such as Local Housing ... be welcome, real changes needed go beyond the obvious, and include the restoration of the premiums abolished with ...
Comment: Leaked sickness benefit cuts document
02 July 2015 | News
Disabled people: “Yes we understand incentives!” A leaked Government document proposes ... Credit. If scrapped, their weekly payments would drop nearly £30 from £102.15, bringing it in line with ...
Prescription charge rise hits patients say PCC
31 March 2015 | News
Prescription charge increase will hit patients say charities The Prescription ... condemned the latest rise in prescription charges in England from £8.05 to £8.20 from 1 st April 2015 Prescription ... replacement, said “No parent should see their child nearly lose their life because a life-saving medication costs ...
Public are more likely to think unemployment benefits are too low rather than too high, finds new BSA survey
29 October 2020 | News
... from its annual British Social Attitudes survey, charting key trends in public attitudes towards welfare, government spending, national identity and immigration In relation to welfare, NatCen's research ... The proportion of people who think benefits are too high and discourage work has fallen from 59% in 2015 to 35% ...
New Get Yourself Active Blog: Why I Run
12 December 2016 | News
In this new Get Yourself Active Blog, Andrew Smith discusses ... I run but like many others my reasons are various, complex and intertwined. What I get from running mentally and ...
We're Hiring - Trustee Opportunity
01 July 2024 | News
We are looking for new Trustees to join our Board. Trustees wanted - ... society where Disabled people have equal power, rights, and equality of opportunity. We are looking for new ... our Board. Are you passionate about equality, rights, and justice for all Disabled people? Do you have the ...
Public Sector Equality Duty Review: Our response
08 September 2013 | News
The Public Sector Equality Duty Review PRESS RELEASE Responding to publication of the ‘The Public Sector Equality Duty ... Act 2010, underlying the crucial importance of a proactive and preventative approach to tackling inequality. ... not encourage a strategic approach to what is proportionate and appropriate to each public sector organisation. “The ...
Disabled Peoples Elected Office Access Fund extended
23 March 2014 | News
... has been extended to help cover the 2015 General Elections and local elections. Launched in July 2012, the fund offers individual grants of between £250 and £40,000 to disabled people who are planning to stand ...
New Universal Personalised Care Model launched
30 January 2019 | News
... collaboratively with partners from across national and local government, and organisations from across health, care, voluntary and ... lived experience. Universal Personalised Care: Implementing the Personalised Care Model Deputy CEO Sue Bott says: ...