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Our response to the vote to postpone controversial cuts to ESA
17 November 2016 | News
... MPs voted to postpone a £30 weekly cut to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC). DR UK ... Deputy CEO Sue Bott said: “We are heartened by the debate in the House yesterday in which MPs from all sides, using ... support set out in the Green Paper are at such an early stage. Back in May, when the then work and Pensions ...
Government U-Turn on Disability Minister
14 December 2023 | News
The Government has made a U-turn on this morning's announcement to scrap the Disability Minister. They ... Mims Davies MP as Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work. This follows a week with nobody in the position, ... to reverse its initial decision to scrap the role and highlighted the Government's unacceptable history of ...
Strategic partners programme March 2013 update
27 March 2013 | News
... Partners last met on 19 March 2013 This month’s update includes a report from the latest Strategic Partners meeting and news and insights on a new programme ‘Health ... to explain and provide clarity in relation to the following issues for local Healthwatch audiences: • lay ...
Free Webinar on UK web accessibility regulations
02 April 2019 | News
New UK web accessibility regulations for HE and public sector 1pm, Weds 1 May 2019 Gov UK Guidance on making your public sector website or app accessible The EU ... Directive became part of UK law earlier this year and has created a new set of digital accessibility ...
Atos pays £2,500 compensation for negligent PIP assessment only after visit from bailiffs
09 March 2021 | News
... to a disabled woman, after a negligent assessment left her in debt and experiencing significant mental distress. Atos delivers ... a resulting heart condition, anxiety, depression and memory problems. She had told the nurse how she cannot manage her ...
Counting down to the arrival of our new Disability Rights Handbook
24 April 2017 | News
Our latest Disability Rights Handbook is scheduled to be published late April and dispatched early May. Pre-order the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Now in its 42 nd edition, it is the main guide to benefits and ...
Meet Sue Kent: First massager to gain her qualification using her feet
26 April 2017 | News
... comes from Sue Kent of Mumbles, Wales. My name is Sue Kent and I am a sports massage therapist with a difference – I use my feet to provide massage in my clinic in Wales. I am the first person to gain this ... are collectively known, were all born in the late 1950s and early 1960s. There are just under 500 of us still alive in ...
EHRC reminds shops to comply with the Equality Act
08 September 2020 | News
The Coronavirus crisis saw thousands of disabled people struggle to buy food online or in-store. Supermarkets rushed to prioritise those on ... of disabled people trying to purchase food during the early months of the Coronavirus crisis was appalling, there ...
CQC to review use of DNACPR during pandemic
14 October 2020 | News
The Department of Health and Social Care has asked the Care Quality Commission to ... Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions were used during the Coronavirus pandemic. Disability organisations ... expected by the end of the year, with the final report due early next year. Read more here: ...
High street off limits to disabled shoppers?
30 November 2014 | News
Wheelchair users are being deprived of the opportunity to sample the festive ... attractions of their local high streets due to access and security worries, according to a new survey by the ... out of 10 disabled people and carers (84%) had experienced problems with the accessibility of major high street stores ...