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Increase in Disabled people’s use of food banks
02 November 2023 | News
... bank in their network are out of work, saying that their health condition or caring responsibilities mean that they ... to find any employment that was compatible with their health condition. The research notes that the increase in ... extra costs associated with disability and long-term ill health. Benefit payments must match the financial needs of ...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment: second independent review
29 March 2017 | News
... are disappointed that, the review concludes that whether a Health Professional is a specialist in a health condition should not have an impact on their ability ... and that they should not assume the Department will contact health care professionals. The Department ensures that ...
Disability and Skills Unit Apprenticeships Now event
02 March 2017 | News
... a young person if the institution is named in an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan; and the duty to use their best ... many things that affect our wellbeing , including mental health, our sense of being and sense of inclusion, and that ... talked about their ‘ Able to Enable Supported Mental Health Internship Programme ’, which was created to ...
Peer support could boost work prospects for disabled people
23 May 2016 | News
... that boost employment and career prospects. Karen Steadman, health and work research and policy lead at The Work ... to the peer support approach when it comes to improving health outcomes – promoting hope, increasing self-esteem ... for employment. The Government’s new joint Work and Health Unit to encourage commissioning of peer support not ...
Letters: The legacy of the Magna Carta
09 December 2014 | News
... Borough Council Sandie Smith Chief Executive Officer, Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Emma Craig Chair, Healthwatch Hackney Rosie Newbigging Chief Executive Officer, Healthwatch Northamptonshire Cornelius Katona Medical ...
Disabled students to lose entitlement to Universal Credit from this week
14 December 2021 | News
... young people who acquire a disability or develop a serious health condition after they begin their studies will also be ... are not able to supplement their income with UC. The recent Health and Disability Green Paper emphasised the ... students who acquire a disability or develop a serious health condition during their studies will also be ...
DPOs call for reinstatement of infection control measures
15 July 2021 | News
... attend school for their education, wellbeing, mental health and long-term development. Clinically extremely ... and with levels of isolation detrimental to mental health. Many will be nervous about attending medical ... schools are best placed to ensure their wellbeing, mental health and long-term development. 770,000 school refusing ...
Government responds to committee report on sanctions
10 February 2019 | News
... capability for work or those who have an impairment or health condition, including mental health, and who present a valid Fit Note stating that they ... finding coercive ways to get people off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this ...
Local authority social care responsibilities under the spotlight
09 June 2016 | News
... make the most out of personalising care; The Department of Health does not believe that everyone who councils say are ... funding. The committee is calling on the department of Health to provide greater clarity on how the Care Act can be ... technology, and the progress made by local authorities and health services to deliver integrated health and social care ...
DR UK and our members respond to Commons defeat of Lords amendments
23 February 2016 | News
... will have a damaging impact on their physical and mental health. Disability Rights UK members and supporters and ... modern workplaces. The upcoming White Paper on disability, health and employment is an important opportunity to reform ...