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DRUK AGM and Conference set for 20 November, London
28 October 2019 | News
DRUK Chief Executive Kamran Mallick invites all members to attend the Disability Rights UK AGM and Conference on Wednesday 20 November at Resource for ... attending the AGM, asking questions and voting on the issues outlined on the AGM agenda. Members have been ...
Atos, Capita, and Maximus PIP and WCA assessment contracts increased by up to two years
12 July 2020 | News
The Minister for Disabled People Minister Justin Tomlinson has announced that the DWP’s current contracts for PIP and work capability assessments are to be extended for up to ... The healthcare providers for PIP assessments are Atos and Capita, with Centre for Health and Disability ...
Eleven new disability research projects receive £1 million as DRILL calls for new bids
15 May 2017 | News
... across the UK are the latest to receive between £39,000 and £150,000 each of previously awarded funding to explore ... young disabled people, disabled parents and other important issues, from all parts of the United Kingdom. It’s ... Researching the experiences of people with mental health problems and intellectual disabilities of decision making ...
Government in court over disability benefit changes
08 July 2014 | News
Court proceedings will begin in Birmingham today to determine whether the ... UK, campaigning for a fairer welfare system – has branded the change “life shattering” for disabled people. ...
DWP destroyed reports into claimants who committed suicide after their benefits were stopped
26 February 2020 | News
The DWP has been accused of “a cover-up” after destroying reports into suicides linked to benefits being stopped, ... requirement to destroy the reports by any particular date and that a “public interest” exemption could have been ... Commons as she read out a list of 24 people who died after problems with their benefits. On the 69 DWP reviews since ...
Top Tips 2 for inclusive learning webinar
16 May 2017 | News
In this webinar, Dr Melanie Thorley, AccessAbility ... will talk about inclusive learning, reasonable adjustments and what support is available to students. View presentation ... offered an opportunity to increase awareness on disability issues, identify potential barriers learners can face and ...
Sanctions ineffective as a way of getting people into jobs or to work more hours, finds suppressed DWP report
12 April 2023 | News
In 2019, the DWP commissioned its own internal research on the effectiveness of benefit sanctions and promised to make the findings public. However, it subsequently buried the report and refused requests for it to be released, as the study was ...
DWP should recruit a large scale panel of disabled people with experience of social security which it can consult and draw from to work on detailed projects, says SSAC
19 January 2021 | News
... Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published a new wide-ranging and detailed report that focuses on how the DWP involves ... it says “have raised some of the most contentious issues”. In establishing how the DWP is viewed by others, ...
DWP restarts recovery of benefit related overpayments and social fund loans
06 July 2020 | News
... it has restarted recovery of benefit related overpayments and social fund loans from 6 July. In April, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the DWP ... three months . These included Housing Benefit overpayments and Social Fund Loans. The Department said that the change ...
Government indecision causes 85 percent drop in homes for older and disabled people
28 August 2017 | News
A survey of 69 housing associations, which together deliver a third of supported and sheltered homes in England, found plans to build new homes for older and disabled ...