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DR UK representations stop 55% week ESA cut to under 25s
25 April 2017 | News
Representations by DR UK has led to the Government issuing new regulations preventing a 55% week cut to the amount ... activity component is payable. The explanatory memorandum to the new regulations says the amendments – “ensure that Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants, including those that ...
DWP admits Access to Work is overwhelmed by workload but rejects meeting
24 August 2022 | News
... & Pensions (DWP) has admitted that Access to Work is struggling to cope with rising applications for support but it has ... Increasing numbers of Disabled people have contacted DR UK and other DPOs about long delays in securing Access to Work ... Office’s disability unit, the DWP said it was recruiting and training additional staff and that employees were ...
Write to your council about swimming pool closures!
20 July 2023 | News
... that many Disabled people are worried that their local swimming pools may close as a result of funding issues. So, we have created a template letter for Disabled people and Disabled People’s Organisations to use to urge their ...
Is the social model fit for purpose? Read and have your say
02 December 2015 | News
International Day of Disabled People: 2 pieces on the Social ... barriers – of behaviours, attitudes, cultures, structures and environments. We work for a society where everyone can ... been involved with disability equality and rights since the early days of activism, on why we should stick to the social ...
Georgia's Story - Apprentice and Award Winning TEDx Speaker
04 February 2025 | News
For National Apprenticeship Week, Georgia Shaw, Apprentice and Award Winning TEDx Speaker, tells her story about how completing an ... subjective! For me, it was about making an impact early, gaining real-world exposure, and continually ...
One-in-seven workers in Britain have a disability
19 October 2022 | News
The Resolution Foundation has found that in the past decade there has been a 2.3 million rise in ... a growing societal awareness of mental health, the pandemic bringing into focus the topic of ill-health and adjustments in the workplace, and the impact of long ...
Our concerns over timetable for moving existing disabled claimants to UC
30 July 2018 | News
... Credit. Rt Hon Esther McVey MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Caxton House Tothill Street London, SW1H 9NA 27 ... identified as needing additional time to make a claim, many problems remain with the process of applying for Universal ... currently outlined. Finally, we remain concerned about many issues within the design of Universal Credit. These include ...
LGO report highlights unacceptable Disabled Facilities Grants delays
17 March 2016 | News
People with disabilities are being left for too long in unsuitable homes because of problems with councils’ Disabled Facilities Grants ... Read report: Making a house a home: Local Authorities and disabled adaptations In a new report issued the LGO ...
How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part Three
14 August 2024 | News
Welcome to our new blog series, going into the personal and activist history of Disability ... I was elected as the NUS Disabled Students’ Officer in my early 20s and led this national disability campaign, I ...
Destitution in the UK
28 April 2016 | News
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report defines destitution in the UK, looking at how many people are affected, who they are, and the main pathways in and out of destitution. It looks at ... ill health are important factors. Meeting additional costs, problems with benefits and difficulty accessing and keeping ...