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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% ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
Queen's Speech 2016
17 May 2016 | News
The Queen announces future government legislation in the 2016-17 Queen's Speech. [ Source: BBC ] See also the ... the Human Rights Act will be published in "due course" and subject to consultation. Proposals for a new framework ... Rights. No details until after the EU referendum. Children and Social Work Bill (England) Councils will be required to ...
Vaccine roll out: no date for CEV list, u-turn on care home residents being first to receive jab
02 December 2020 | News
The government has announced that 800,000 Coronavirus vaccines will be ready to use from next week. It was expected ... list, with the first recipients being care home residents and their carers. Announcing the approval of the vaccines ... December), Dr June Raine, Chief Executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said: "no ...