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DR UK event calls on employers to pledge jobs for disabled people
05 March 2018 | News
... a Pledge about? We are asking all local authorities and businesses to either pledge a specific number of jobs for ... (45 mins) by Adrian Ward , Senior Disability Consultant, Business Disability Forum 14:00 - James Lamont , FT Managing ...
A very productive meeting for I Can Make It in Darlington, with more to follow
09 March 2017 | News
... in the town, and Owen shared some very useful contacts in businesses in the area. We look forward to working more ...
We demand review of local bus funding
10 March 2014 | News
... the survival of local facilities such as high street retail businesses. The success of town centres up and down the ...
DR UK response to the Welfare Safety Net Inquiry
13 February 2019 | News
Disability Rights UK response to the Work and Pensions Welfare Safety Net Inquiry
More about the Welfare Safey Net Enquiry
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is led by people with lived experience across the spectrum of disability and health conditions, including mental health conditions, learning disabilities, dementia and autism.
Disabled Access Day founder shares his vision for 2019
16 October 2018 | News
... Day continues to encourage and excite disabled people and businesses with the opportunity to try something new in a ... of information to help plan their leisure, personal and business activities”. Author Ian Rankin, parent of a young ...
MPs criticise work programme results
05 November 2014 | News
New Public Accounts Committee report on the Work Programme
The report finds the Work Programme has a poor track record in supporting harder to help participants into work. Only 11% of new Employment and Support Allowance claimants achieved job outcomes compared to the Department’s original (22%) and revised (13%) performance expectations. Therefore, almost 90% of Employment and Support Allowance claimants on the Work programme have not moved into employment.
Commenting on the report Liz Sayce said:
New Bill:Disclosure of disabled employee numbers
11 March 2015 | News
... to dent the unemployment numbers… this Bill would enable businesses to demonstrate they have a good track record and ... in terms of the challenges facing disabled graduates and businesses. Helen is a wheelchair user as a result of a ...
What Next for Disabled People Living In The Dark? The Need For An Energy Tariff by Dan White
01 February 2024 | News
... and governments kowtowing to the wants of big business, but both these climb-downs are a further kick in ...
Video recording to be a standard part of the PIP assessment process
04 June 2018 | News
Personal Independence Payments:Written statement - HCWS733 - Made by Sarah Newton (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work)
The statement announces pilots for the video recording of PIP assessments, which will eventually be a standard part of the PIP assessment process and also the extension of Capita and Atos contracts for a further two years to "better allow for a stable transition to any new provision."
Government rejects default sending of ESA and PIP medical reports
22 April 2018 | News
The Government has responded to the Work and Pensions Committee report on PIP and ESA Assessments.
The Committee's report published in February 2018 expressed its concerns over assessment reports "riddled with errors and omissions" and that public contract failures had “led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits".