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New project uncovers 800 years in the lives of deaf and disabled people
07 June 2017 | News
... Fund (HLF) for the Accentuate History of Place project. Find out more History of Place is a ground-breaking heritage project, uncovering 800 years in the lives of deaf and disabled people across eight locations. Screen South ... out research, writing blogs, developing digital games and planning events and exhibitions around the ...
DR UK CEO, ambassadors and DRILL in the top 100 disability power list
04 December 2016 | News
... achievements. We are very pleased to see many people being recognised who have supported the work of Disability ... Peter Beresford, DRILL National Advisory Group (NAG) in England Download the following from the Shaw Trust website: ... KB opens in new tab or window) : DR UK CEO, ambassadors and DRILL in the top 100 disability power list ...
05 Strategic partner updates June 2015
04 June 2015 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner to ... up a user-led consortium as one of 22 strategic partners in the voluntary sector. Our name is ‘Win-Win Alliance – ... name Neighbourhood Community Budgets), looking at tackling issues including youth unemployment, health inequalities and ...
One in five Universal Credit claims fail
13 May 2018 | News
New data reveals that one in five claims for Universal Credit are being turned down ... on universal credit more information on universal credit and disability According to data released under the Freedom ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
MPs say government in denial over state of council finances
05 February 2019 | News
Local authority finances worse despite greater demand for vital services. ... on services fell by 19.2% in real terms between 2010-11 and 2016-17. The Government’s response to this is to ...
Jobcentres 20% Understaffed, Leading To Overwork and An Epidemic Of Poor Mental Health Among Staff
19 January 2024 | News
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union has highlighted ... is hit particularly hard. The PCS has now mounted a staffing campaign as: All areas of the DWP are understaffed by at ... priorities to ensure that work is prioritised to deal with issues impacting on vulnerable citizens. “In the ...
Work Programme, WCA neither effective nor accurate
20 August 2014 | News
A new briefing from the Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR) ... for people with mental health and behavioural problems. It is estimated that 1.9 million people are ...
Northern Ireland to scrap the "six months rule" for terminally ill benefit claimants
29 June 2021 | News
... rules”’ apply to benefits such as PIP, DLA, AA, ESA and Universal Credit. Terminally ill people can apply for a claim under "special ... expected to die within six months. However, Northern Ireland Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has today outlined ...
DRUK speaks on diversity in employment at Recfest
14 July 2019 | News
We were invited by Hired, a recruitment agency specialising in the ... Disability: The Art of Thinking Differently Together' and CEO Kamran Mallick attended the event. Founder of ... and people’s negative attitudes. The panel discussed issues including the unconscious bias that we can all be ...
Disabled people in housing crisis
10 May 2018 | News
Disabled people have been left frustrated and trapped by a chronic shortage of suitable housing, as unnecessary bureaucracy and insufficient support ... UK said: 'This research shows some of the fundamental issues we face on a day-to-day basis. 'Appropriate housing ...