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Personal health budgets in mental health briefing
13 April 2015 | News
NHS Confederation and Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) briefing on personal health ... in mental health. It identifies people with mental health problems who might benefit from personal budgets, such as ...
Universal Credit: progress update report
24 February 2015 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions has spent £700 million on Universal Credit since the programme began in 2010 According to the Public ... needs to reflect on how it will tackle the potential problems of paying the housing benefit element of Universal ...
Disability and Migration network condemns Rwanda Bill
23 April 2024 | News
The Safety of Rwanda Bill has passed its remaining parliamentary stages. This follows a long fight from ... The rights of Disabled people and migrants are not separate issues. We can only mount effective resistance to these ...
Challenging a poor flying experience if you are disabled
25 March 2018 | News
... was left on board a plane at Heathrow Airport, for 100 minutes, because his wheelchair had been misplaced by ground staff. John Holland-Kaye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, when interviewed on the ... also interviewed on the same programme (see 39.50 minutes and 51.30 minutes ). There were also phoned in comments ...
Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Joint briefing on support for housing costs for 18-21 year olds
06 October 2015 | News
In the Summer Budget, the Chancellor announced that under ... that those who are in receipt of both elements of DLA and PIP be exempt. When a disabled person is found fit for ... lower than of their non-disabled peers. Welfare Reform and Work Bill: Joint briefing on support for housing costs ...
Trans and Disability Justice: How Are Our Struggles Linked?
17 April 2025 | News
... we start to question who deserves access to bodily autonomy and who doesn’t, it becomes a deathly game. A game Disabled people never win. Under the current welfare cut proposals and long history ... people are developing debilitating conditions and bladder problems from being unable to use public bathrooms for fear ...
How does information support employment and independence?
22 August 2016 | News
The 12 Pillars of Independent Living are a basic right which have been drawn up over the years by disabled people and their organisations. When all these pillars are in place they enable disabled people to have true choice and control over their lives. Find out more in this new ...
Disability benefit reform: reducing the financial risks for Disabled people to try out employment
29 November 2022 | News
... Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has issued a briefing paper examining in detail how the current structure of ... moving towards employment. The briefing’s conclusions and recommendations, are aimed at informing the Department ... concluded that the immediate priority should be to address issues under the following three broad core themes which ...
What’s the state of care in England?
16 October 2014 | News
... shows there are many excellent services but the variation in quality in England is unacceptably wide The report identifies several key ... heart of good care Providers should accept where there are problems and use our inspections to drive up quality The ...
Extension of Blue Badge Scheme in England from 30 August 2019 to include those with hidden disabilities
01 September 2019 | News
From 30 August 2019, people living in England with "hidden disabilities" including autism and mental health problems are set for a major boost when they can apply for ...