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MP demands Capita end punitive PIP assessments
28 January 2014 | News
Peter Hain has called on the medical assessment company Capita to ... fiasco’ as the ATOS assessments from Employment and Support Allowance which caused misery for thousands of local people. Growing numbers of applicants have ...
Access to work wait times leading to lost jobs
11 January 2023 | News
... chief uncovered new figures on the Department for Work and Pensions policy. An employment advisor at Scope shared how these wait times are causing Disabled employees to lose their jobs, or prevent them ... for a decision on their claim. This is an increase of nearly 17,000. The longest wait time for a claimant was 254 ...
Winter vaccine schedule for Disabled people unclear
25 August 2021 | News
Plans for the universal roll-out of a third booster vaccine are in doubt. The Government is now likely to propose ... care home residents, over-70s, frontline health and social care workers and people classified as clinically extremely vulnerable may ...
DR UK welcomes Govt decision not to appeal PIP psychological distress judgement
18 January 2018 | News
In December 2017, a High Court decision found that PIP ... appealing this decision but Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Esther McVey has now confirmed that the DWP ... read reports of the Government's announcement on the BBC and Guardian websites. Background From 16 March 2017, new ...
Top Tips: Disability Job Coaching webinar
21 September 2017 | News
This webinar covered best practice examples and explored ideas for supporting disabled learners, interns, trainees and apprentices to pursue their aspirations. 28 September ...
Meet Clenton Farquharson MBE: our new Ambassador
04 December 2018 | News
... View video Our ambassadors promote our rights-based message in different areas: amongst disabled people’s organisations and ally organisations, amongst companies or other potential funders, in Parliament and other policy forums. Clenton is a well-established and ...
Our response HE targeted support review
03 June 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK response to the Business, Innovation and Skills call for evidence on the review ... for the entire package of their support including equipment and assistive technology. We worked in partnership with ...
Get Yourself Active is pleased to announce a new partnership with the University of Birmingham
05 April 2017 | News
The new partnership is designed to promote and enhance teaching between the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University and Get ...
Freud announces review of SSAC
17 November 2014 | News
The Minister for Employment Esther McVey on 18 Nov 2014 stated ... friend The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) has made the following Written ... part of the Government’s continuing drive for efficiency and effectiveness, all departments are required to review ...
DR UK gives evidence to Lords Committee
13 July 2015 | News
The Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability heard from Disability Rights UK and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) on the disability ...