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Charity calls for WRAG exemption from benefits cap

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  11th August 2016 A leading user-led charity has called for more disabled people to be exempt from the cap on working-age benefits, after the publication of new government figures. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) spoke out after the Department … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, LIz Sayce, Maximus, New Policy Institute NPI | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, DWP, John Pring, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Brexit vote: Fear and uncertainty over impact of EU exit

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Campaigners and experts say they fear that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) could have serious consequences for disabled people, although it is too early for an accurate assessment of the likely impact. Among the concerns raised are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, EHRC, EU Referendum 2016, Peter Beresford, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability Law Hub, DRUK, Inclusion Scotland, Shaping outr Lives | Leave a reply

Campaigners fear Crabb has abandoned target to halve employment gap

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The government may have abandoned its target to halve the disability employment gap, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) said it feared comments made last week by the new work and pensions secretary, Stephen … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, DRUK, DWP, John Pring, TUC, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

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Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, EHRC, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, TFA, UK news, UNCRPD | 1 Reply

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