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Liz Sayce speaks at Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 October 2013 | News
Liz Sayce argues anti-stigma work in mental health needs to be rooted in our rights. Liz, ... against anti-stigma messages that describe mental health problems as ‘an illness like any other’. A growing body ... less – likely to think those of us affected are dangerous and unpredictable. As a result they want to keep their ...
DR UK condemns idea of cutting ESA
29 October 2014 | News
Disabled people are already twice as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people. Reducing benefits would be cruel and unfair. The reason savings have not been made from the introduction of the new assessments and benefits regime is because the programmes to support ...
Our response to WCA 4th review
25 September 2013 | News
The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed Dr Paul Litchfield to undertake the fourth independent ... that mental health conditions are considered in the WCA; and the biopsychosocial factors that influence capability ...
Strategic partner updates August 2015
09 August 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 – ... of trustees and senior management teams and the potential problems where trustees become too closely involved in ...
Universal Credit budget reforms: too little to late
30 October 2018 | News
... Budget 2018 reforms, Disability Rights UK is still calling for a halt to the new benefit’s roll out. The following measures were announced in the Budget and are clearly will be an improvement on the current ... do not remove Universal Credit’s delivery and design problems. Within the last week, the Public Accounts ...
Apprenticeship reforms are failing to deliver
10 June 2019 | News
According a recent Public Accounts Committee report on ... fell by 26% after the apprenticeship levy was introduced and, although the level is now recovering, the government ... is to draw apprentices from a wider range of social and demographic groups. However, the Department’s targets ...
We welcome the extension of the Blue Badge Scheme to those with hidden disabilities
06 January 2019 | News
People with "hidden disabilities" including autism and mental health problems are set for a major boost when they are allowed to ...
Youth Select Committee report on cost-of-living impact highlights disability
08 March 2024 | News
The Youth Select Committee this week launched their report investigating the cost of living impacts on young people's health and wellbeing. The Youth Select Committee , which is ... gives young people the opportunity to holds inquiries and scrutinise topics that matter to them. The Committee is ...
No anonymity for work scheme providers
19 May 2013 | News
... providers public This Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling applies to the Mandatory Work Activity, Work Experience and Work Programme schemes. You can view the ruling at ...
MPs consider devasting effect of the benefits freeze on poverty
03 March 2019 | News
Work and Pensions Committee to question Amber Rudd on benefit levels “driving destitution and poverty” Monday 11 March 2019, 4:15pm ... for all frozen benefits other than child benefit – a year early, in this year’s Spring Statement, would lift 200,000 ...