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New DWP scheme may enable claimants to get refund of already paid back Universal Credit hardship payments
11 January 2023 | News
... paid back Universal Credit hardship payments. The deadline to apply is 19 June 2023. Who is eligible? Hardship ... paid to Universal Credit claimants when they are sanctioned and most of the time must be paid back. Usually, hardship ... member and/or making the repayments caused them financial problems. The DWP will need evidence of this, and more ...
Disabled adults face some of the highest risks of poverty and Universal Credit must be redesigned, says Institute of Health Equity
26 February 2020 | News
... Credit (UC) pushes many families who may already be in crisis into debt, rent arrears and serious hardship, says the Institute of Health Equity ... disabled adults face some of the highest risks of poverty: nearly half of those in poverty in the UK in 2018 – 6.9 ...
Report demands better back to work support
11 June 2014 | News
Fulfilling Potential? ESA and the fate of the Work Related Activity ... to back-to-work support for people with mental health problems. Disability Rights UK has endorsed this report. The ...
Election manifestos 2016: See what you voted for
03 May 2016 | News
Links to manifestos and information on key proposals related ... Support campaigns that promote new awareness of disability issues such as the Every Customer Counts” initiative. ... for police and staff within the justice system on equality issues Inclusion Scottish Greens will take a lead from ...
Over 80,000 Disabled teenagers are locked out of their own Child Trust Funds
31 July 2023 | News
... by the BBC show that over 80,000 Disabled young people in England and Wales will miss out on Child Trust Fund savings worth nearly £210.000. Financial expert Martin Lewis has now also ...
Applying for Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA)
06 March 2025 | Resource
Contents Introduction Awarding authorities Who can get DSA? Which ... for DSA? Undergraduate courses Nursing, midwifery and other professions allied to medicine Part-time courses ... to another course? What happens if I leave my course early? Administration of DSA Payments Appeals and complaints ...
Snap election denies Disabled candidates additional support
03 June 2024 | News
A Government fund to enable Disabled candidates to stand for elected office will not be reinstated in time for the General Election. A funding scheme ... and administered by Disability Rights UK, was closed in early 2020. The Government’s Disability Action Plan ...
Disabled Peoples Organisations Sign Open Letter To PM Calling For Accessible Transport
05 September 2024 | News
... Brookes, was pleased to be part of a group of DPOs who jointly compiled and signed a letter which went to the Prime Minister and The ... and reliable services for Disabled passengers. These issues are a daily reality for many Disabled people, and its ...
Social care cuts to continue despite £2 billion boost
27 June 2017 | News
Cuts to social care will continue this year despite ministers putting in an extra £2 ... priority, rather than just 'papering over the cracks'. Thousands of disabled people who rely on care support are ... needs of younger adults with disabilities or mental health problems are greater than those due to supporting older ...
Changes in UC transitional protection rules for those on or who lost severe disability premium
06 June 2018 | News
... Read HCWS745 More about universal credit Universal credit and disability In this statement, made by Esther McVey (The Secretary of ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...