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PIP Award Review Backlog Could Take 10 Years to Clear
05 July 2024 | News
... take almost 10 years to work through the backlog of outstanding personal independence payment (PIP) planned award ... “The new Government needs to prioritise giving the DWP clearly needs to take much greater steps to increased capacity ...
Welfare Cuts and Access to Work Consultation: Join our DPO Response circles
24 April 2025 | Event
... Rights UK’s Response to the 2025 Welfare Cuts!We’re inviting Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and Intersectional DPOs to take part in a series of ... reforms.These 90-minute Zoom sessions will explore key issues including changes to PIP, cuts to Universal Credit, ...
Liz Sayce at Refocus on Recovery 2014
02 June 2014 | News
The Refocus on Recovery 2014 international conference took place on 2 and 3 June 2014. The conference had four main themes: System ... models, such as recovery houses? On close examination, what problems emerge within the recovery movement? (Critical ...
Crisis threatens London social care services following Brexit
27 March 2018 | News
... EEA (European Economic Area) workers than any other region in England. Sadiq Khan says that London's social care services ... and the care sector’s recruitment and staff retention problems. Kamran Mallick, chief executive of Disability ...
Support for shielders from supermarkets
16 November 2020 | News
In the first week of November 2020, we asked Aldi, Asda, ... our stores, we are continuing to open our stores 30 minutes early Monday - Saturday within the UK for our elderly and ...
Government Launches New PIP Assessment Review
14 May 2025 | News
On 12 May, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced that the Government has now initiated a review of the Personal Independence Payment ... the PIP cuts proposals but said instead: “ I hear very clearly what my H on. Friend says, but I also want to be clear ...
Green Paper failure to address inadequacy of financial support “shocking and unacceptable” says DPO Forum England
29 September 2021 | News
DPO Forum England has submitted its response to the DWP’s Health and Disability Green Paper. DPO Forum England – represents 21 of the country’s leading DPOs and was set up after then Minister for Disabled ...
I Can Make It Wishes to Recruit Volunteer Champions to Create Job Opportunities in Leicester and Bristol
11 October 2016 | News
On 11th October I Can Make It met with Michael Brittain, the Director of Disability Rights UK member Mosaic , to ... create job opportunities for young people with disabilities and health conditions in and around Leicester. As a result we’re looking for some ...
At least 166,000 in Social Care Debt and more than 1,100 taken to court
04 June 2018 | News
At least 166,000 trapped in social care debt, GMB investigation reveals. The Freedom ... of PIP has led to 25% of people losing their DLA and many with a reduced award . "Around half of new PIP ... the need for urgent reform of both the welfare benefit and social care systems. Good social care should be a right ...
I’m really looking forward to getting Out and Getting Active in this lovely weather says Stephen
25 May 2017 | News
The Get Out Get Active project is making waves - here is one of our mentors Morris meeting his ... first time. They’ll be working to get Stephen more active and boosting his confidence as part of the GOGA project. ... Morris “I’m really looking forward to this. Morris and I have the same sense of humour and, as cheesy as it ...