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Disability Rights UK fights for employment rights
13 May 2013 | News
Disabled people and our organisations have lobbied for our rights in employment - and had a few successes. Next we have strong ... for people with learning disabilities or mental health issues People with fluctuating conditions find it immensely ...
More street hazards for disabled people
07 July 2020 | News
In the Business and Planning Bill heading to the Lords next week, the rules ... five working days for objections. For those with mobility issues or sight problems, the street furniture will cause navigation and ...
Carmichael case to go to Supreme Court
19 February 2019 | News
Appeal against Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Carmichael & ... This case was an appeal by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions against the upper tribunal decision ...
Glenda Jackson vs Iain Duncan Smith
30 June 2014 | News
Glenda Jackson, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn took Iain Duncan Smith and the Government to ... assessment showing the potential impact of delays, delivery problems, contract failures and underperformance on (i) ... direct question or actively engaging in any of the serious issues about the destruction of the welfare state and his ...
Read our submission on UC natural migration
18 February 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK submission to Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry on natural migration to ... to disabled people, particularly in respect of benefit issues. DR UK run a second-tier advice line where we assist ... have equal financial and accessibility needs. Many of the problems in relation to natural migration to universal ...
Police and prosecutors still failing disabled people on hate crime
11 October 2018 | News
Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability ... Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & ...
Autumn statement: Employing PAs concession
02 December 2014 | News
A small victory for those employing personal assistants The Chancellor, George Osborne, has ... Employment Allowance to those households that employ care and support workers. This means that a family will be able ... a child’s very earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later. 2.230 Skills and employment services for ...
Invest In Disabled People, DR UK Tells Chancellor
25 October 2024 | News
... DR UK has written to the Chancellor to urge the following: Dear Chancellor Invest in Disabled People In advance of ... write to ask that you break with the policies of the past and chart a new course in respect of the UK’s 16 million ... make a considerable contribution to family, community and the workforce and could do even more with the right ...
Get Set To Go Campaign
13 July 2015 | News
People with mental health problems put off of sport because they are not ‘gym body ... sporting ability. Get Set to Go, supported by Sport England and the National Lottery, will help people with mental ... campaign This Girl Can seeks to liberate people from these issues so they can get healthier and more active. ...
Bedroom tax savings. Disabled people suffer most.
09 October 2013 | News
Housing: Under-Occupancy Charge. Question tabled by Lord Knight ... on behalf of my noble friend Lord Knight of Weymouth, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing ... to repealing it? Lord Freud: My Lords, there were a lot of issues buried there. I will just point out that, when you ...