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“I always wondered why someone didn’t do something about that… then I realised I was someone…”
03 July 2024 | News
... writes about her experience as a parent-carer fighting alongside her son, Fraser, for accessible facilities in ... story of campaigning change by Disabled people, carers and our loved ones. I love the place I call home. A town in which I’ve lived since my birth 44 years ago, and a place where I now get to watch my own children grow ...
High Court considers legacy benefit uplift appeal
08 December 2022 | News
An appeal against the High Court decision earlier in February not to ... Credit uplift to legacy benefit claimants during the pandemic was heard this week in the High Court in London. ... The courts final decision is not expected until sometime in early 2023 and if the appeal is successful the Government ...
New research calls for better opportunities for young disabled people
08 December 2015 | News
... research highlights a clear need to engage disabled people in sport and physical activity at a young age. Active Beyond ... Dwarf Sports Association UK, LimbPower, UK Deaf Sport and WheelPower, in partnership with the English Federation ...
Advanced payments of Universal Credit must be repaid in 6 months
25 October 2017 | News
New revised guidance has been issued by the DWP in relation to advance payments to Universal Credit ... says: “To establish if the claimant has a financial need and requires an advance they should then be asked if they ... equivalent of 40% of the claimant’s Universal Credit Standard Allowance; the claimant should be offered support to ...
Jenna's Benefits Cuts story - 'Cuts will hurt, but we can fight'
02 April 2025 | News
Jenna, University Student and founder of Universities Against Disability Cuts UK, discusses how the proposed Benefits ... a devastating impact on her independence, education, job and housing. Jenna highlights the reality of potentially ...
Govt response to SEN COP consultation
10 June 2014 | News
Special education needs and disability code of practice - 0 to 25 years: government ... taken from the document: 25. Children and young people clearly want to be involved in making decisions about their individual support, ...
End of lockdown: one size fits all approach fails shielders
22 June 2020 | News
Government plans to relax rules for shielders, including many disabled people and people with chronic health conditions, remove almost all ... to reopen society will come into play for shielders from early July with another set in early August seeing the ...
An official from the DWP comes to meet with us
26 October 2017 | News
... 25 th September Phil Murray from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Disability and Work Opportunities Division came to our offices. This was to be interviewed (or as Phil jokingly put it, “grilled”) by ...
High Court challenge to exclusion of nearly two million Disabled people from £20 week benefit uplift
29 April 2021 | News
... decide whether it was lawful of the Government not to give nearly 2 million people on disability benefits the same £1040 a year increase that it has given Universal Credit claimants. At the beginning of the pandemic the Government announced a £20 per week increase to ...
Disabled Students Allowances: Over half of eligible students miss out
13 August 2019 | News
Confusion over what is meant by disability, and poor awareness of a widely available fund, has led to 60% of eligible disabled students missing out on financial support at university. A report from the Department for Education in England , released earlier this year, revealed 60% of eligible ...