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Contracted out health and disability assessments inquiry
17 January 2016 | News
... Accounts Committee holds a session on contracted out health and disability assessments on Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 2.30pm. Watch Parliament TV: Contracted out health and disability assessments The Department for Work & ... health and disability assessments for a number of reasons, including to determine eligibility for both Employment and ...
Work and Pensions Committee benefit cap inquiry
22 February 2017 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee launched an inquiry into the benefit cap and how it affects British households. Find out more The ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Calls for IPSO to introduce rigorous guidance for writing about disability
07 March 2023 | News
DR UK is backing a campaign to ensure that there is proper, rigorous ... guidance for how the media talks about Disabled people and chronic health conditions. The Independent Press ... stand, there is no mechanism for IPSO to raise these issues meaningfully with publications which are signed up to ...
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 ...