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Unacceptable delays and difficulties in challenging Universal Credit decisions
24 July 2019 | News
CPAG has published a new report highlighting the unacceptable scale and range of difficulties and systemic failures currently being experienced by those ...
Talking physical activity in Nottingham and more about mentoring
31 August 2017 | News
Latest news from Get Out Get Active (GOGA). News from Nottingham We’ve been talking to Nottingham City Council and about how to make physical activity more inclusive for disabled people and how to involve them with Get Out Get Active. We’ve ...
New Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course for apprenticeship providers
10 May 2017 | News
DR UK welcomes the launch of a new online Equality, Diversity and Inclusion course for apprenticeship providers. This ... front-line staff to support a diverse range of apprentices (and their employers) throughout their apprenticeship ...
Taking Disability Confident further and putting it into practice
08 January 2019 | News
... to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace. The Scheme has been successful in ... question is what happens next? Philip Connolly, our policy and communications manager has written a new blog where he ... Read the full blog Taking Disability Confident further and putting it into practice ...
Sponsored cyclist raises £2,100 and is in top 5
07 June 2013 | News
Well done George Friend! George cycled for 15 hours and finished in the top 5. A brilliant achievement which raised ... I decided to come up with a bright idea to push myself and motivate myself to take it to the next level! I decided ...
Our bedroom tax information has been revised and updated
22 July 2018 | News
... is more commonly known, puts a limit on the amount of housing benefit or universal credit you get, if you are ... The bedroom tax applies if you are of working age and renting from a local authority, a registered housing association or other registered social landlord. Our bedroom tax resource tells you: How many ...
Individual Employers and Workplace Pension Schemes for Personal Assistants
07 October 2022 | Resource
Individual Employers and Workplace Pension Schemes for ...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into Disabled man’s death
03 January 2025 | News
... on lawyers to try to prevent the release of a safeguarding review ordered after a disabled man starved to death in ... obtain the results of a review by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into its safeguarding procedures. The ... (ESA) was withdrawn. He was suffering severe mental health problems and weighed four-and-a-half stone (30kg) when he ...
Pandemic highlights health inequalities for Learning Disabled People
15 December 2020 | News
A Westminster Hall debate has been held on the impact of Covid-19 ... of people with learning disabilities were preventable, and, in 2017, the Equality and Human Rights Commission found ... in the intervening years. The pandemic has highlighted the issues that many people with learning disabilities face and ...
DR UK welcomes NAO investigation of suicide monitoring of welfare benefit claimants
22 October 2019 | News
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to investigate the Government’s monitoring of suicides among ... amid concerns about links between welfare reforms and declining mental health. The watchdog said it would call ... who had taken their own lives. It comes as DPOs like DR UK and disability charities raise concerns about links between ...