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III Challenging Inequalities conference presentations and videos
09 July 2017 | News
III Annual Conference 2017 Challenging Inequalities: developing a global response - 14 June 2017 Key speakers from academia and the third sector discussed concepts around racial, health, social and economic equity, alongside presentations from upcoming ...
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 ...
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 ...
Autumn statement 2016 brings little joy for disabled people
22 November 2016 | News
... cuts this parliament but fails to address proposed ESA cuts and social care crisis. Disability Rights UK is disappointed at the Government’s failure to heed last week’s ... Tax-Free Childcare will be introduced gradually from early 2017, with roll out beginning upon completion of the ...
Most councils will not ringfence ILF resources
06 August 2014 | News
Analysis of FOI (freedom of information) requests to local authorities in England on the transfer of the independent living fund ... of Adult Social Services (ADASS). Disability Rights UK: Issues of Concern Only 10 local authorities are saying that ...
DR UK concerns over any funding settlement for health and social care
10 January 2017 | News
Independent living central to health and social care future. ... news today. Much of the focus of discussion has been about issues such as bed blocking. The Independent Living Strategy ...
Universal Credit £20 week increase must be extended to ESA, DBC tells Chancellor
02 June 2020 | News
Disabled people receiving ESA have been missing out on a emergency £20 week out ... emergency £20 was only ever intended for new claimants, and it was a “windfall gain” for existing ones. He added that they wanted to help “people affected by the pandemic”, but failed to acknowledge the impact the virus ...
02 Strategic partner updates February 2015
24 February 2015 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner to ... for people with learning disabilities or mental health issues. For more information, go to: ... independent advocacy (unlike for people with mental health problems under the Mental Health Act), which hinder learning ...
RMT demands Government put accessible and safe railways first and stop colluding with the rail industry
28 July 2019 | News
Ministers have been colluding with the railway industry to ... Only Operated trains, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said today. The rail union has ... put an end to the drive toward Driver Only Operated trains and to make the railway accessible to all by ensuring that ...
DR UK writes to DWP Minister to raise concerns about new PIP descriptor activity guidance
07 November 2017 | News
Disability Rights UK has written to DWP Minister Penny Mordaunt to confirm what action will be taken ... person’s ability to carry out specified daily living and mobility activities. They should not be assessed as able ... that HCP reports will not have fully reported disabled problems in terms of safety. Given this, it’s essential ...