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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Understanding the Intersection: Unemployment Disparities Among Disabled Individuals at the Crossroads of Ethnicity
25 January 2024 | News
... report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) delves into the intersectionality of ethnicity and disability in relation to unemployment rates in England and Wales, using data from Census 2021. The findings ...
Access to Work Scheme Owes Businesses Thousands
15 April 2025 | News
... Disabled people say they are owed hundreds of thousands of pounds by the Government, and fear they may have to ... said it had already been forced to shut down in part due to problems with the programme. Access to Work can pay ... all with disabilities," she says. "When the issues around work experience changed in the last few ...
Government releases ‘shocking’ new figures on transport hate crime
30 March 2021 | News
Disability Rights UK is calling a meeting of key people in the rail industry after the ... transport hate crime data. The data shows that between 2014 and 2016, the numbers of disability related hate crime incidents in England reported to the British Transport Police decreased by ...