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Another winter, another energy crisis for Disabled people, another wall of silence from Government.
04 February 2025 | News
A blog piece by Dan White policy and campaign lead on poverty. There seems to be no end to rising energy prices, Disabled people and carers across the country are feeling the effects of the ...
Daily Mirror lauded for disability coverage
02 November 2022 | News
The Daily Mirror's coverage of disability issues has contributed to it being named Newspaper of the Year at the London Press Awards. ... – which was written entirely by Disabled people – and its coverage of the Partygate scandal for special ...
98% of British courthouses inaccessible
02 September 2020 | News
Just 2% of British courthouses are fully accessible according to a new report by law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp. The firm assessed 444 courthouses in England, Wales, and Scotland on 11 accessibility criteria and ... support/and or quiet rooms for people with mental health issues, only 10% offer dedicated children’s rooms, and ...
ODI interviews minister for disabled people
16 August 2015 | News
Pat Russell, head of the Office for Disability Issues interviewed the Minister, to explore his thoughts and ideas on a range of disability issues soon after he ...
Finding the Law
07 October 2022 | Resource
... on a social security benefit or tax credits claim or win an appeal, you need to know how to find out about the law ... explains how to find out about the rules, cases, practice and procedure related to social security benefits and tax ... Act 1998 all courts and tribunals must take human rights issues into account when deciding cases. Most of the case ...
Disability Rights UK on the "Right track" for Disabled people.
08 November 2024 | News
... many years Disability Rights UK has been on record as pushing the case for a root and branch change to the way the rail industry has treated ... as respected paying passengers and not ‘objects causing problems’. Stephen has regularly complained that Disabled ...
“Barbaric and inhumane” care is “generating trauma” for Disabled children
27 April 2021 | News
The Health and Social Care Committee has heard of the horrifying conditions that Disabled people live in. Benji ... She told the committee the only treatment he was given in nearly four months was a change in medication which led to ...
Minister questioned on Universal Credit and benefit sanctions
26 June 2018 | News
Following the highly critical National Audit Office report on the rollout of universal credit, the Work and Pensions Committee questioned minister Alok Sharma and others on benefit sanctions. Read more Watch on ...
Liaison with Jobcentre Plus when considering paid involvement
29 April 2024 | Resource
This document contains useful information if you are in receipt of welfare benefits and are considering paid involvement. Contents ... experience and perspectives on health and social care issues. Before you accept an offer to become involved in ...
Strategic partner updates for November 2014
10 November 2014 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner ... time standards. Bringing treatment for mental health problems on a par with physical health will end years of ... picture of health patterns so commissioners can study issues such as diagnosis, waiting times and patterns of ...