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Free Disability and Skills Unit Inclusive Practice in Careers Provision seminar
20 February 2017 | News
Inclusive Practice in Careers Provision: How to improve careers education, information, advice and guidance for young disabled people Disability Rights ... Disability Skills Unit would like to thank all our speakers and delegates for making this such a successful, interesting ...
Sign up for our Into Apprenticeships, Traineeships, and Supported Internships seminar
03 January 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK is pleased to invite you to attend our seminar: Into Apprenticeships, Traineeships, and Supported Internships. Venue: Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA Date and time: 10:00 am- 16:30 pm, 6 February 2018 The nearest ...
Choice, Control and Independent Living: Putting the Care Act into practice
18 October 2018 | News
... CIL’s review of the current position of adult social care in the London Borough of Merton, and the way forward. Read report Merton CIL has produced ... this report to explore the experiences of social care users and review the current picture of adult social care in ...
Landmark Upper Tribunal judgment giving right to appeal now has reported status
10 October 2018 | News
In a landmark judgment last year, CE/766/2016, a three judge Upper ... Action Group and two claimants with serious mental health problems who were refused ESA and then failed to ask for a ... many claimants will be vulnerable for reasons including issues relating to their mental health or learning ...
DWP adopts our wording for DHP Guidance
09 April 2014 | News
The DWP has issued new DWP Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) Guidance to local authorities. Two problems regularly expressed by disabled people in relation to DHPs are: DHPs being awarded and renewed for very short periods - often as little as ...
Citizens Advice Scotland warns of “perfect storm” as inflation hits benefit claimants
20 July 2022 | News
New research by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) warns that people are faced with a “perfect storm” of soaring prices and flat or falling incomes, which risks sweeping ... 25% over 2021-22. advice on universal credit overpayments nearly doubled from the average across 2020/21 to Q4 of ...
New UK Poverty report recommends the £20 per week increase to Universal Credit must be made permanent with the lifeline extended to ESA
12 January 2021 | News
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in its UK Poverty Report 2020/2021 concludes that the benefits system must be strengthened and that at a minimum, the temporary £20 per week increase ... all other legacy benefits. The new annual report highlights early indications of how poverty has changed in our society ...
DSA award conflicts of interest
12 March 2015 | News
Investigation into potential conflicts of interest in the ... Accounts Committee, the NAO has investigated three specific issues: whether there are potential conflicts of interest in ... centre on the main campus of Plymouth University, and the provision of that support by Claro Learning Ltd, a ...
Making qualifications inclusive to disabled learners webinar
15 June 2017 | News
Presented by Disability Rights UK and the Federation of Awarding Bodies. Date : Friday, June 16, 2017 Time : 10:15 AM - ... to achieve a greater awareness of disability related issues. View Rabia's presentation Making ...
Making qualifications inclusive to disabled learners webinar
23 July 2017 | News
Disability and Skills Unit webinar. Date and Time: Tuesday 25 July 2017, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ... to achieve a greater awareness of disability related issues. This is our second webinar on this subject. It has ...