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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Your Chance to Influence the Accessibility Standards for Railway Stations
31 October 2023 | News
'As we know, there are over 14 million people in the UK who identify as having a disability, but ... accessible platform. There are also cultural, behavioural and societal issues that need addressing so a consultation will seek to ...
Pandemic Poverty: new DBC research report shows why the £20 week UC uplift must be kept and extended
01 February 2021 | News
In March 2020, in response to the unfolding Covid-19 ... intimidating and a real obstacle – precisely the issues that were being explored by the “managed ...
Check Out The New Rights on Flights Website
09 October 2023 | News
The Rights on Flights Campaign has a new website, publicising the joint campaign to protect the rights of wheelchair ... experience where all passengers' rights are protected and respected. Alongside TV presenter Sophie Morgan, ... UK has been part of the Rights on Flights Campaign to demand that the Government gives the Civil Aviation Authority ...
DR UK says sign the petition to Stop private contracting out of health-related assessments for PIP and ESA
06 October 2019 | News
... brother of a disabled man who was denied PIP when he was dying has launched a petition calling on the government to ... “I can’t believe it. I am dying, I am going to be dead, and I’m still not sick enough to get PIP.” Mr. Oliver, ... will secure enough signatures – 100,000 – to ensure the issues are debated in parliament. His petition calls for an ...
UN Review of Convention Against Torture in UK
02 October 2018 | News
In April 2019 the UK will be reviewed by the United Nations ... with the UN Convention against Torture. View invitation and venue details REDRESS is facilitating a joint civil ... services; health and social care including such issues as detention, use of restraint and use of drugs; ...