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Broken benefits system forcing thousands of Disabled people to fall behind on payments and skip meals
31 August 2021 | News
... and Jobseeker’s Allowance, are facing considerable mental health and physical challenges as the pandemic has left them ... to socialise and attend events that used to help my mental health. I am now more physically disabled than before the ... welfare state to ensure Disabled people and those with health conditions aren’t pushed any further into poverty ...
Our concerns over timetable for moving existing disabled claimants to UC
30 July 2018 | News
... for moving disabled people and people with long-term health conditions from legacy benefits onto Universal ... migration, which include being disabled or having a mental health condition, but we are concerned about how these ... legacy claim for disabled people or people with long-term health conditions is stopped before a full Universal Credit ...
DWP makes few concessions on improving engagement with Disabled people
24 July 2022 | News
... of keeping the voices of Disabled people at the heart of health and disability policy development and delivery. ... or facing other challenges In its own September 2021 Health and Disability Green Paper , the DWP repeatedly ...
Disability Rights UK’s Together Fund – Our Impact!
08 December 2023 | News
... Communities; Disabled People and People with Long-Term Health Conditions. Disability Rights UK distributed funds ... and fitness among participants, as well as other positive health outcomes such as improved pain management. ... well as improving their self-confidence and overall mental health. Projects reported increased capacity and resilience ...
Labour Party disability and poverty review
20 May 2014 | News
... support. better integration of employment support with health, social care and education services. that employment ... be made in a timely fashion. extending the period in which health professionals can obtain further evidence. training ... costs. Integration of public services, including health and social care. welcoming Labour’s commitment to ...
Government inaction on social care
09 January 2025 | News
... live our lives. This moral position is widely accepted in health care, so why not in social care? There is no rational basis to treat health and social care differently; they are equally ... should acknowledge that social care has parity with health care - they are equally important. That society ...
Environment Secretary urged to involve Disabled people in tackling climate change
15 August 2024 | News
... pollution, such as air pollution is a major cause of ill health: creating childhood disability, impairing children's health, diminishing their capacity to learn and reducing ...
COVID-19 and the Rights of Disabled People
17 February 2021 | News
... Disabled People. Disabled People have struggled to access healthcare, social care and food and many have been left ... or who is autistic or has a cognitive impairment has their health records checked, to ensure that any wrongful Do Not ...
DR UK statement on Coronavirus
05 March 2020 | News
... members to watch out for updates in advice from Public Health England and to act accordingly. "We are calling upon ... statistically thus far, it is those who have underlying health conditions who are bearing the brunt of the worst ... Our lives matter as much as the next person's." Public Health England's advice is here: ...
Charities and organisations say adult social care is at breaking point
21 March 2019 | News
... of Adult Social Care Association of Directors of Public Health Care and Support Alliance (DR UK is a member) Care ...