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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, ...
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 ...
DSA guidance: Our response
15 January 2015 | News
... on Disabled Student Allowance from Disability Rights UK Introduction Disability Rights UK is a membership ... the full participation of disabled people in society and see the acquisition of education and training as being ... measures so far advanced do not address the basic problems of how can disputes be resolved in a satisfactory ...
Press complaint to the Independent Press Standards Organisation by Disability Rights UK
06 June 2023 | News
A DR UK response to the Daily Telegraph's appalling story on “Exactly how much of your salary bankrolls ... the welfare state” Disability Rights UK was shocked and disturbed by the narrative driving the Telegraph’s ... The Joseph Rowntree Foundation also found in their early 2023 report that “Disabled people face a higher risk ...
Disabled Facilities Grant application forms not freely available in England
04 July 2018 | News
Survey finds that about half of local authorities in England do not ... they can deny individuals their right to apply for a grant and stop the ‘clock ticking’ for the purposes of the ...
Half of people in poverty are disabled or live with a disabled person
10 August 2016 | News
... new report commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds that almost half of people in poverty in the UK are ... person. The New Policy Institute report - Disability and Poverty - says that disabled people are more likely than ... to be disadvantaged in multiple aspects of life: these are problems in of themselves and also contributing factors to ...
MPs call for complete ESA redesign
22 July 2014 | News
The flaws in the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) system are so ... (WCA) by appointing a new contractor will not solve the problems, says the Work and Pensions Committee in a report ...
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, ...
90% of Low-Income Families on Universal Credit Going Without Essentials
05 July 2024 | News
... Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has published the latest in its “cost of living tracker" series. The JRF explores ... 3 key themes: going without essentials, being in arrears and taking on debt, and struggling to cope through the crisis to date, ...