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Our blue badge scheme information has been updated
23 July 2018 | News
If you have problems with walking or other mobility problems you may be able to get a Blue Badge to enable you to park your car near shops and other places you wish to visit. Read blue badge ...
Access to work cap announced
11 March 2015 | News
Minister of State for Disabled People Mark Harper has ... to Work will only provide awards up to a limit set at one and half times average salary (a limit of £40,800 per ... explore long term improvements in the market.” Starting early in 2015/16, the Government will look to pilot ...
Exam Access Arrangements for GCSEs and A-levels: FAQs
06 February 2025 | Resource
Exams can be challenging, but for students with special educational needs and disabilities, they can present additional barriers. To ... an exam centre Inform your SENCo about your needs as early as possible. The SENCo or a specialist assessor will ...
Smartphone assistance app will transform journeys for disabled rail passengers
27 September 2018 | News
... making it easier for customers to book help at stations and get a more consistent and reliable service Read Rail ... place at the wrong time. The new system will resolve these issues. The new Passenger Assist app, developed by Transreport for the rail industry, will tackle these problems and see the rail companies delivering on their ...
Pay sleep-in carers but not at the cost of reduced support
06 November 2017 | News
... Social Care Compliance Scheme to help employers pay sleep-in carers. Read Department of Health, HM Revenue & Customs ... they owe to workers, supported by advice from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Employers who identify arrears at the ... fails to get to the heart of the problem. Of course, PAs and other social care staff should be paid the proper rate ...
DR UK on Radio 5 Live: Attitudes to disabled people
23 February 2016 | News
Liz Sayce and DR UK ambassador Stephen Brookes were interviewed on Radio 5 Live’s Nicky Campbell programme ... public life. He is working with the Office for Disability Issues and Disability Rights UK in trying to get disabled ...
New figures out today on disabled access reinforce case for rail staff
28 November 2018 | News
Rail union RMT said that shocking new figures issued today on disabled access to Britain’s railways reinforce the case for station and train staff and are a shameful wake-up call for the ... charity Leonard Cheshire . Passengers have also reported problems arranging ramps to get them between a platform and ...
Disabled People’s Fear Of Repercussions For Being Active – Take Part in the Activity Trap Research Project
10 September 2024 | News
The benefits system and other forms of government and NHS financial help are designed to enable Disabled ...
Justin Tomlinson replaced by Chloe Smith as Minister for Disabled People
16 September 2021 | News
... first in 2015 under David Cameron, then Theresa May, and now more recently by Boris Johnson in 2019. During his ... to support young people with physical and mental health problems takes place in both Norwich and in Westminster where I raise the issues affecting young Norwich people directly where change ...
PIP final phase rollout now July
24 June 2015 | News
Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson, has issued a ... begin the final phase in July, initially at small volumes and in a limited number of areas. We recognise that this ... 13th July on a small scale with 3,000 claimants chosen at random from postcodes in the North-West and Midlands as ...