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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. ...
Government to cut Rochdale housing association's £1m funding after Awaab Ishak's death
28 November 2022 | News
... from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his home. Awaab Ishak's father repeatedly raised the ... Coroner Joanne Kearsley said RBH were not "proactive" and asked: "How in the UK in 2020 does a two-year-old child ... Awaab's family said RBH needed to "stop being racist" and provide fair treatment to people moving to the UK. ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
Inquiry sought into deaths of 369 mental distress patients in Sussex Trust’s care
26 January 2022 | News
Campaigners are calling for an urgent investigation by Ministers and health regulators into “repeated failings” and ... been missed, and whether there are deeper, more systemic issues at this trust. “I hope regulators and Ministers ...
The Budget: Too little on Universal Credit and nothing on social care
21 November 2017 | News
... Rights UK welcomes the removal of the Universal Credit waiting period. But it is an inadequate solution that will still ... should be able to receive fortnightly payments as of right, and not have to apply for a loan for money that they qualify ... with Universal Credit - leaving some disabled people nearly £4,500 per year worse off. In the meantime, ...
Environment Secretary urged to involve Disabled people in tackling climate change
15 August 2024 | News
... to Steve Reed, secretary of state for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ask that Disabled people’s voices ... energy by 2030, no new coal licences – a ban on fracking and a new windfall tax on oil and gas giants. With Ed ... acknowledged that very little work had been done to explore issues on resilience-building for people with disabilities, ...
Disability related barriers in the Civil Service
26 March 2015 | News
Disability Rights UK writes independent report on barriers to career progression for ... people from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, and people identifying as LGBT. In response Government has ... processes amongst disabled staff than other colleagues; and problems of bullying and harassment. The research suggested ...
Into Apprenticeships, Traineeships, and Supported Internships seminar report
14 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK Into Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Supported Internships ... for London , 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA Date and time: 10:00 am- 16:30 pm, 6 February 2018 This event was ...