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More than 300 claimants who lost their severe disability premium on migrating to Universal Credit issue High Court claim
15 July 2020 | News
... who lost their severe disability premium (SDP) on migrating to universal credit. The claimants, represented by Leigh ... All were moved on to the new benefit before January 2019 and lost the severe disability premium which they had ... Ryan Bradshaw said: “Our clients believe that it clearly cannot be right that they find themselves £170 a ...
Official data flags impact of inflation on Disabled people
03 November 2022 | News
More than half of Disabled adults (55 per cent) are struggling to pay their energy bills and around a third (36 per cent) are having problems paying their rent or mortgage, according to Office ...
DR UK comments on the government response to the Taylor review
12 February 2018 | News
... 53 recommendations. The review considered a range of issues, including the implications of new forms of work, the rise of digital platforms and the impact of new working models on employee and worker ... are that of employment rights (where they ask about problems faced among particular groups of workers; there ...
15,000 die before getting their share of £970 million ESA underpayment
19 December 2018 | News
Earlier this year, a report by the National Audit Office and a Public Accounts Committee report estimated 70,000 disabled people had been underpaid ESA following their migration from incapacity benefit. This was due to ... that could be affected. It expects to complete its review and pay arrears to all cases back to their date of ...
DWP to decide PIP claims using unlawful and discriminatory rules until summer 2018
19 April 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 ... published. This Guidance is expected to be published in ‘early' Summer 2018 with first payments, based on it, ...
Increase in Disabled people’s use of food banks
02 November 2023 | News
... by the Scottish Centre for Social Research, on the extreme financial hardship faced by Disabled people. The new report focuses especially on the use of food banks and the reasons for a sharp increase in their use. The new ... increase in food bank use is partly driven by structural issues, particularly highlighting the disability benefits ...
03 Strategic partner updates April 2015
31 March 2015 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner to ... that are helping people in England with drug or alcohol problems to recover from their addiction. Over 50 projects ... encourages conversations about the key health and wellbeing issues that affect teens and young people. ‘Rise Above’ ...
Disabled rail passenger left “scared and vulnerable”
13 December 2021 | News
A Disabled rail passenger from Leicester has been left feeling "scared and vulnerable" after recent journeys for which she had ... hour for the next one, even though we arrived at the train early to get on first. I told them no, because I had family ...
Government To Be Taken To Court Over Work Capability Assessment Reforms
07 May 2024 | News
... rights campaigner has been granted permission to bring a judicial review of the Government consultation over reforms affecting Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC). Ellen ... on them. Around 230,000 people with serious mobility problems preventing them from working could miss out on the ...
80% of Disabled college children infected with contaminated blood died, Inquiry hears
23 June 2021 | News
A public Inquiry has heard how nearly 100 pupils at a specialist school for Disabled ... children were infected with contaminated blood in the 1970s and 1980s. Former pupil Gary Webster is one of 89 pupils ...