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Disabled people’s organisations unite to oppose assisted suicide bill that has ‘far-reaching implications’. 17th October 2024. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) from across England and Wales have united to warn of the grave risks of proposed new legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness.
DWP figures show 600,000 could be missing out on disability …
3 天之前 · By John Pring on 16th March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty. More than 600,000 disabled people could be missing out on thousands of pounds a year of disability benefits they are entitled to, according to new figures released by the minister for disabled people. They show that 632,000 people are receiving out-of-work disability benefits that ...
Access to Work in crisis as figures show ‘massive’ waiting-list
3 天之前 · The government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme is in crisis, with new figures showing the number of disabled people waiting for decisions on their applications has more than quadrupled in a year. By 22 March, there were 20,909 disabled people waiting for a decision on their claim for support through the disability employment programme, compared ...
Mounting evidence of assessment crisis, as DWP halts WCA …
2024年10月10日 · Mounting evidence suggests a crisis within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) systems that assess disabled people for their eligibility for benefits. Delays and backlogs across the assessment system have even led to DWP refusing to carry out any repeat work capability assessments (WCAs) for claimants already receiving universal credit ...
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
3 天之前 · Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…
Disabled people’s organisations unite to oppose assisted suicide …
2 天之前 · Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) from across England and Wales have united to warn of the grave risks of proposed new legislation that would allow assisted suicide for people with a terminal illness. Not Dead Yet UK, Disability Rights UK, All Wales People First, Liberation, Disabled People ...
New charter calls for ‘bold’ action from government on disability ...
2024年10月10日 · Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people.
‘Major concern’ as disability hate crime prosecutions fall again ...
2 天之前 · The number of disability hate crimes recorded by police has fallen by nearly 20 per cent in a year, Home Office figures have revealed, but the number of prosecutions has also continued to drop. The figures show the number of disability hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales dropped by ...
DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’
2024年10月10日 · The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that its system for assessing disabled people for their eligibility for benefits is “fragmented” and “inefficient”. The comments about the system were contained in documents shared earlier this year with companies seeking to win new assessment contracts from the department, and now ...
‘Urgent need’ for rapid turnaround in how care regulator is run, …
2 天之前 · A review ordered by the last government has found “significant failings” within England’s care and health regulator. The final report into the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was published this week, and it found an “urgent need” for a rapid turnaround in the way CQC operates.. Analysis of the commission’s own figures by the review found that, over the last five ...