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Report exposes shocking rise in levels of food-poverty related illness
20 July 2023 | News
... Royal College of GPs said: “If this is indicative of the health of our most vulnerable, then it is shocking. The ... on food to meet the cost of the Government recommended healthy diet, while a third of food and soft drink ... spectrum but particularly these very marked differences in healthy food consumption between the poorest and the richest ...
DR UK works with BBC Newsnight to challenge carers benefit debt
16 May 2024 | News
... with many carers falling further into debt, suffering ill health , losing their savings and inheritances , and in ...
It’s Time To “Stop the Witch-Hunt” Against Flexible Working, Says Coalition of Unions and Equality Campaigners
07 October 2024 | News
... at our public services. In the midst of a staffing crisis, health, education and social care workers are leaving due to ... feel secure and respected at work, they have happier, healthier lives and perform better in their jobs.” ... that exclude women, older workers, and those managing health conditions. “Offering flexible working options ...
Disabled claimant died underweight, ‘unkempt and dirty’ after ESA and PIP wrongly stopped
31 October 2021 | News
... to ICE, the claimant had severe depression and physical health problems and was classed as vulnerable by the DWP. ... assessment due to a deterioration in their mental health. The sibling explained that they had been to the ... benefits will have exacerbated the claimant’s mental health issues as well as causing considerable distress to ...
Reforming Benefits Decision-Making: creating a fair and accessible system that works well for everyone
11 July 2021 | News
... the system works well for everyone, regardless of their health, their disabilities or their digital capability. The ... for everyone, regardless of their digital capability, their health, their disabilities or their vulnerabilities, and ... include changes to improve the quality of the health and disability assessment process including: opt-in ...
DWP’s PIP assessment “torture” helped cause my son’s suicide, says disabled Mum
05 July 2021 | News
... PIP face-to-face assessment in April 2019, carried out by a healthcare professional from outsourcing company Atos. The ... ulcers on his arms, chest and back. With his mental health continuing to deteriorate, he agreed to be admitted voluntarily to a mental health ward at Salford Royal Hospital. Nine days later, he ...
Partner of “distraught” ESA claimant says DWP drove him to his death
08 February 2021 | News
... a heart transplant, while he also had multiple mental health conditions, and had grown increasingly distressed as ... Nicholson, said: “There was a distinct downturn in his health. He told me: ‘They do this to me every time.’” ... from his consultant cardiologist that detailed his multiple health conditions. But just 19 days later, on 9 December, ...
Roy Curtis: Autistic man killed himself six days after latest ‘fitness for work’ demand
07 December 2020 | News
... claim. And both men had spent time as inpatients in mental health units, information which had been passed to DWP. In ... for work” process caused to Mr. Curtis’s mental health. The coroner Tom Osborne also criticised Milton ... his care before he was discharged from an inpatient mental health unit in October 2018. The inquest heard repeated ...
GOGA Peer Mentors celebrate with a massive thank you to mark Volunteers Week
31 May 2018 | News
... Week! We know that many disabled people or people with health conditions want to be more active but often lack ... active. Many of the mentors themselves have a disability or health condition. All mentors across London and Bradford ... accessible activities they want to do and experience better health overall as a result!” “We’d love to hear from ...
Another winter, another energy crisis for Disabled people, another wall of silence from Government.
04 February 2025 | News
... both associated with higher needs for heating and health related equipment. It is extremely concerning that ... so that we can use energy that keeps us warm, safe and healthy. The situation is critical, lives are at stake, but ... life. There is much that can be done to ensure the health and safety of Disabled people, who rely on energy to ...