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Peer modelling as a tool for disabled people
05 June 2017 | News
In our new blog, Bernd Sass, co-ordinator of DR UK’s ... particularly adept at peer modelling. They have the passion and empathy to support others and have learned to come up with creative solutions to the ...
Care Quality Commission State of Care report 2014
14 October 2015 | News
The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2014/2015 The report finds that, despite smaller Social ...
Think Personal Act Local Care Act resources
29 January 2015 | News
The Think Personal Act Local (TLAP) website is a good site to ... more than 50 organisations committed to transforming health and care through personalisation and community-based support. The partnership spans central ...
23000 unpaid carers are under 9
15 May 2013 | News
Around 244,000 people under 19 years old are caring for relatives in England and Wales Roughly 23,000 of these carers are under nine ...
Hear All About Our Get Yourself Active Event!
08 October 2024 | News
... our Get Yourself Active (GYA) campaign hosted an event aiming to re-energise the movement landscape, to be more inclusive for Disabled people. Our Get ... set up to tackle the barriers within the physical activity and social care spheres that prevent or deter Disabled ...
Councils not ensuring minimum wage paid to care workers
29 October 2014 | News
The vast majority - 93% - of councils in England and Wales don't make it a contractual condition for homecare ...
DWP suspends recovery of benefit overpayments
03 April 2020 | News
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the DWP has ... two weeks. Deductions for the recovery of Universal Credit and legacy benefit overpayments, Social Fund loans and Tax Credit debts will be paused. While the majority of ...
Hertfordshire County Council fails to abide by Care Act
14 October 2020 | News
Hertfordshire County Council was found to be in breach of the Care Act by failing to meet a woman’s ... need to maintain a habitable home, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The Council reduced her ... her ability to maintain a habitable home as per the Care and Support (Eligibility) Regulations 2015. The woman had ...
DR UK statement on government school grades announcement
17 August 2020 | News
... said: “It is a huge relief that Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that teacher assessed grades will now stand for those unable to take A-Levels and GCSEs this year due to the pandemic. “We welcome the ...
Check if your employer can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
19 April 2020 | News
... has been published by gov.uk. It advises that: “If you and your employer both agree, your employer might be able to ... to do because of coronavirus (COVID-19). This is known as being ‘on furlough’. Your employer could pay 80% of your ... cap of £2,500. You’ll still be paid by your employer and pay taxes from your income. You cannot undertake work ...