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Benefit cap judicial review fails
05 November 2013 | News
'Benefit cap' Judicial review in the High Court fails An attempt by three vulnerable lone ... cap by judicial review has failed. A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: "We are very pleased that the ... receive more than £500 a week, the average household earnings." For more information on the judicial review see: ...
DR UK welcomes NHS care data delay
18 February 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK welcomes NHS England’s decision to delay plans to share data from people's medical records. The decision to postpone the sharing of data for at least six months follows concerns expressed by doctors, patients' groups and online campaign group 38 Degrees, who conducted a poll ...
Disabled people should decide priorities on getting active
09 June 2016 | News
Sue Bott’s latest blog ‘It’s a walk in the park’ highlights the obstacles disabled people face in getting active. She says personal budgets give people an ... what works best for them within the resources available and that bureaucratic obstacles can hamper wellbeing. Read ...
Heating Help
23 April 2025 | Resource
This resource provides information on the help with heating you can get. Unless otherwise stated the help is UK-wide. Revised and updated: 23rd April 2025 Contents England energy saving grants Scotland energy saving grants Wales ...
Support to move off Post Office card accounts
23 October 2018 | News
The DWP usually pays your benefits straight into a bank, building society or credit union account. If someone can’t ... or manage one of these accounts, DWP may pay their benefits into a Post Office card account (POCA). DWP is working ...
Patchwork Hub
25 October 2023 | Opportunity
Patchwork Hub is an accessible employment platform and provider of training and consultancy services. A disabled-led business, ...
Child Disability Payment resource launched
03 May 2023 | News
The Scottish government is now encouraging Disabled people to find out if they are eligible for the ... the extra costs. The new campaign was launched on 10 April and is running on television , online, on billboards and on buses. Disability Rights UK has just launched its own ...
MPs consider changes to funding of support for disabled people
26 January 2016 | News
... MP moves a motion that the House considers changes to funding of support for disabled people. Link to video The meeting took place in Westminster Hall Wednesday 27 January 2016 between 9.30 and 11.31am MPs consider changes to funding of support for ...
ILF closure programme guide published
27 April 2014 | News
This guide sets out the Independent Living Fund closure programme in 6 stages. The DWP intends the ... it clear what will happen throughout the closure programme and how you can best prepare”. stage 1 – the start of ...
Moving Social Work Programme Manager
17 October 2023 | Opportunity
... UK (DR UK) is excited to recruit a Programme Manager to 'Moving Social Work'. The chosen candidate will join DR UK at an exciting time for us. In ... Social Work (MSW) programme. This will involve empowering and upskilling the social work profession to become ...