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Legal action over Access to Work scheme
03 December 2014 | News
Law firm Leigh Day, is taking legal action against The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, on behalf of the campaign ... the so-called ’30 hour rule’ (although it was never clearly communicated or published as such) was suspended but ...
Our funding HE factsheet for disabled students has been updated
06 January 2019 | News
Funding higher education for disabled students 2019/20 If ... you may need funding to cover tuition fees, living costs and disability-related costs. This factsheet tells you about the financial support that is available and where to apply for it. It covers undergraduate higher ...
Channel 4: New Diversity Charter
11 January 2015 | News
... Channel 4 has set out a major commitment to leadership in diversity at every level of the organisation with the ... all decision making at Channel 4, across all activities on and off-screen, at every level and with all external partners and independent producers. It ...
England fan disorder at Euro 2020 final almost led to deaths, review finds
08 December 2021 | News
A Football Association review into the Euro 2020 cup final at Wembley has found that deaths and widespread injuries were only narrowly avoided after ... “worst-case scenario” despite numerous warnings. Thousands of people without tickets attempted to storm the ...
LAs unsure if care providers pay minimum wage
08 April 2015 | News
... of English councils don’t know if social care providers in their area pay the national minimum wage, according to ... found. The Care Act says councils should assure themselves and have evidence that providers meet national minimum wage standards. This includes appropriate remuneration for any time ...
PIP: The reasonable wishes of a claimant to walk further or more frequently must be considered
14 May 2017 | News
... View summary of decision View DR UK guide to claiming PIP In brief, the Upper Tribunal judgment holds that it ... will only reasonably need to walk once to the local shop and back. Instead, it needs to consider if they have a ... disability, then this needs to be considered in how far and how often they can repeatedly mobilise. In ...
Boost for hospital Changing Places
26 January 2020 | News
The Government has committed to giving half a million pounds to expand the number of Changing Places in hospitals across the ... equipment such as changing benches for adults, hoists and sometimes wet room facilities. There are currently only ...
Michael Gove suggests cutting child benefits if children miss school
06 March 2023 | News
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove delivered a ... councils can fine parents whose children miss school in England with £60 fines, which rise to £120 if they are not ...
DWP asks terminally ill for death date
06 July 2015 | News
Terminally ill welfare claimants are being asked by benefit ... by Frank Field , the newly elected chairman of the work and pensions select committee Field has written to the work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, asking for an ...
Government Urged to Protect Disabled People from Fire
27 May 2021 | News
... their lives, half of whom were Disabled People or children and 85% of whom were from minority ethnic backgrounds, Government has failed to ... event of fire. Disability Rights UK, Grenfell Next of Kin and the Leaseholders Disability Action Group, alongside ...