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DWP staff fail in two-fifths of cases to meet new standards aimed at preventing claimant deaths
24 June 2024 | News
... survey by the department found its staff did not meet the standards on hundreds of occasions, the Disability News Service (DNS) reports. The standards include staff having to identify if a disabled person will ... range of benefits provided by DWP, examined a sample of nearly 4,000 claims. Across those cases, 1,309 separate ...
Vitamin D for shielders
01 December 2020 | News
More than two and a half million vulnerable people across England will be offered free Vitamin D supplements for the winter, the government has ... micrograms (400 IU) of Vitamin D a day between October and early March to keep bones and muscles healthy. Public Health ...
History of The Disability Rights Handbook To Celebrate 50 Editions!
18 July 2024 | News
Next year, our Disability Rights Handbook will reach its 50th edition. Our current Handbook ... the book and where it leaves us today. A Brief History: The Early Years The Disability Rights Handbook began its life as pamphlet produced by the new campaigning organisation Disability Alliance. Disability Alliance ...
Scottish Government announces rent freeze
06 September 2022 | News
In her speech outlining her government's annual programme at ... Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to freeze rents for public and private tenants and a ban on winter evictions in a package of measures ...
Panorama report on SEND families ‘on their knees’
08 September 2020 | News
... families with children with special educational needs and disabilities in the UK are facing. Parents reported that they felt like ... to resource-match while having to find fighting funds of nearly £10,000. DR UK’s Kamran Mallick said: “We hear ...
PIP review terms of reference published
20 May 2014 | News
The first independent review of the Personal Independence Payment ... will present his report to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions before the end of 2014. From around mid June to early September, Paul Gray will gather evidence to inform ...
Obituary: Wycliffe Noble
27 April 2017 | News
... was an architect who championed accessible building design. Buildings he has made accessible for disabled people include Park House, Sandringham, Somerset House, the Royal Albert Hall and the ... Army group, the Joystrings, which charted twice in the early 60’s. To find out more and view tributes go to ...
Is Universal Credit working for disabled people?
03 July 2018 | News
Work and Pensions Committee looks at how UC is working for disabled people. Find out more View video of ... Citizens Advice Daniel Norris, Welfare Rights Adviser, Early Warning System, Child Poverty Action Group Sam ...
Progress on enforced hospitalisations ‘too slow’
07 April 2022 | News
... made by its 2020 Out of sight – who cares? restraint, segregation, and seclusion review. The latest report finds that there are ... people with a learning disability in hospital, this has nearly halved since March 2015. However, the number of ...
New To Nature work placements for young disabled people
15 October 2022 | News
... the National Lottery Heritage Fund announced a £2million investment to create 70 paid placements for young people ... 18-25 given new, full-time, temporary jobs in nature and landscape organisations across the UK, increasing diversity ...