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"Sharp rise" in DWP benefit death reviews "deeply concerning"
13 July 2021 | News
New figures show that the number of DWP internal reviews held when a person claiming benefits dies ... at least 144 internal reviews were carried out between 2012 and 2019. The latest figures were revealed in response to a ... internal reviews carried out over the last two years is nearly as high as that in the previous five. That the number ...
Special Educational Needs and Disability (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
30 April 2020 | News
... has issued a notice to modify section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014. This notice will be relevant to: local authorities health commissioning bodies children and young people with EHC plans parents others involved in ...
Committee to inquire into ESA and WCA
05 February 2014 | News
The Work and Pensions Select Committee is to do a follow up enquiry into Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Work Capability Assessments ...
Investigation into Motability finances and governance needed
06 March 2018 | News
Work and Pensions and Treasury Committees. Read more on the parliament website Following evidence in Parliament on the management and finances of disability ...
DR UK urges Secretary of State to launch independent inquiry into benefit related claimant deaths
31 May 2021 | News
Following the recent BBC investigation of benefit related deaths, ... Rights UK has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions urging her to instigate an independent inquiry. ... some alleged DWP activity such as termination of benefits and that mental health vulnerabilities were a contributing ...
DWP must explore how disabled people can easily participate in changing how it works, says Disability Benefit Consortium
13 April 2020 | News
... responded to a Social Security Consortium (SSAC) research initiative into how the DWP engages with disabled people in formulating policies and processes which affect them. The DBC is a network of ... The DWP should involve disabled people and organisations as early on in the process as possible. The DWP should try to ...
Video hearings to be made available for Social Security and Child Support Tribunals
28 June 2020 | News
Justice Minister Chris Philip MP has announced that the arrangements ... make video hearings available across all Social Security and Child Support Tribunal regions. In answer to a written ... the suitability of video/audio, judges will consider issues such as the benefit type under appeal, the nature of ...
DWP sanctions and conditionality succeed in not helping disabled people into work and harm their mental health
18 October 2018 | News
Disabled People’s Experiences of the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group. Read ... New research, by the University of Essex for DR UK member Inclusion London, shows benefit sanctions and conditions are pushing disabled people further from ...
New inclusion and accessibility guidance for buildings and environments
21 July 2023 | News
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published new guidance to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and construction process. The result of a ...
Into post-16 learning and work conference and workshop
23 February 2019 | News
Information and workshop about options, strategies and initiatives for disabled young people - February 27th 2019. ...