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Little evidence to back up Universal Credit introduction - biggest welfare reform in 50 years
07 March 2018 | News
The Work and Pensions Committee publishes its assessment of reviews of Universal Credit, carried out by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA). Find out more ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
New JRF report: Unlocking benefits -Tackling barriers for Disabled people wanting to work
14 November 2024 | News
A new research report by the independent social change organisation Joseph Rowntree ... disability benefits (health-related universal credit (UC) and employment and support allowance (ESA) and related ... in work-related disability benefits. Bring a step-change in early, voluntary engagement, and effective employment ...
Disabled People Not Supported in Electoral Reforms, New Report Finds
21 March 2024 | News
... registration system for local government elections in England and UK General Elections, asking that an urgent ... up, Housing and Communities Select Committee found issues with the implementation of recent electoral ...
Student Days - A Memoir Piece on Personal Assistants
16 January 2024 | News
One of DR UK's Trustees, Madeline Close, shares with us a chatty and touching piece of writing reminiscing on her student ... get ready for a morning lecture. And when you are in your early twenties, who wants to live in a care home with ...
Strategic partners programme February 2013 update
27 March 2013 | News
This month’s update includes news and insights on the final Francis report on ... the role of quality ratings, an Office for Disability Issues’ report on ‘building a deeper understanding of ...
Disability Rights UK seeks industrial strategy that includes disabled people
02 March 2017 | News
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has issued a ... There are 38 questions in the industrial strategy and clearly many are outside of the scope of our charity such as ...
Lu's Story - Student, challenging University Accommodation decisions
06 March 2025 | News
Lu, student and helpline caller, tells her story of when she challenged ... in a news article about disabled students having similar problems to me. I argued that I shouldn’t have to pay any ...
‘Isolated, alone, forgotten’ – DR UK shielding survey reveals huge sense of lack of safety and neglect
11 June 2020 | News
Eighty-five per cent of people shielding feel unsafe going outside since the relaxing of lockdown ... of people reported they trusted the government’s advice, and only 13% thought the government was following the best ... “People with autism, sight impairments and mobility issues have all been saying they cannot safely go out and ...
Spotlighting Intersectional Events: Speedfriending Social for POC Neurodivergent Women and Queers
12 June 2025 | Event
... for Black neurodivergent women & LGBTQ+ people, is launching a speed friending event "This event, modelled after ... a chilled, low-pressure environment. Through guided prompts and playful conversation, participants can make new friends and find solidarity. It’s an uplifting space that nurtures ...
DWP’s ‘failing assessment system is increasing poverty and worsening mental health’
27 June 2022 | News
The Government’s “failing” and “pseudo-scientific” benefits assessment system is increasing disability poverty and worsening claimants’ mental health, the Disability ...