Information provided by DWP – Published: 2012-02-15 Over one million pensioners who may be entitled to Pension Credit should check if they are missing out on extra cash, Pensions Minister Steve Webb said. Up to £2.93 billion of Pension Credit goes unclaimed every year and as many as 1.6 million [...]
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» Disability News Articles » UK Disability News » » Ireland Disability News Information provided by Equality Commission Northern Ireland – Published: 2012-02-06 A new study has identified significant gaps in public policy and service delivery for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland. The research project, commissioned by the Equality Commission, [...]
» Disability News Articles » » UK Disability News Information provided by FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology – Published: 2012-01-04 A team of researchers have for the first time estimated the cost and impact of disabilities on the finances of disabled people. According to data, 90% of the [...]
Home » Disability News Articles » » UK Disability News Information provided by The U.K. Department for Work and Pensions – Published: 2011-12-15 Cold weather triggers first payments to most vulnerable – As freezing temperatures hit Britain, the first Cold Weather Payments of this winter have been triggered in Aviemore, Braemar [...]
Home » Disability News Articles » » UK Disability News Information provided by EUROPA – Published: 2011-12-10 Leaders of the European Union institutions today came together for the first time with the European Disability Forum to discuss issues facing the estimated 80 million Europeans with disabilities. Presidents José Manuel Barroso (European [...]
Home » Disability News Articles » » UK Disability News Information provided by Access City Award – Published: 2011-12-01 The Austrian city Salzburg today won the Access City award 2012, the European prize for making cities more accessible to people with disabilities. The annual honour aims to award efforts to improve [...]
One of the eight cities that beat off stiff competition from around Europe is to be selected as Award Winner for the prestigious Access City Award 2012. With 114 entries from 23 EU countries, the jurors had a challenging task identifying the finalists. After 23 national juries had made a [...]
Już za dwa miesiące zmieni się czas pracy osób ze znacznym i umiarkowanym stopniem niepełnosprawności. Będą oni pracować dziennie o jedną godzinę dłużej niż obecnie, chyba że uda im się zdobyć zaświadczenie lekarza, że nadal powinni pracować w dotychczasowym wymiarze czasu pracy. Taka zmiana przepisów ma częściowo zrekompensować pracodawcom negatywne skutki [...]
Węgry od wczoraj dyskutują nad tym aby odebrać część uposażeń osobom odpowiedzialnym za represje wobec uczestników powstania z 1956 roku. Powodem tego jest to, iż te emerytury są o wiele wyższe niż średnia emerytura na Węgrzech. Średnia emerytura przeciętnego Węgra to około 300 euro (1300zł). Partia rządząca Fidesz zamiast faktycznie obniżyć emerytury, chce [...]
On October 20th 2011, the Centre for Disability Law and Policy (NUI Galway) and CBM Ireland in conjunction with Dochas and partners from the disability sector will host a one-day conference. This is a one day seminar aimed at civil society, disability organisations, activists, development organization, philanthropists, students, policymakers and decision-makers, [...]
W całej administracji publicznej szefowie urzędów, którzy nie zatrudniają co najmniej 6 proc. pracowników niepełnosprawnych, muszą dokonać comiesięcznych wpłat na Państwowy Fundusz Rehabilitacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych. Tylko urzędy centralne i ministerstwa łącznie na ten cel wydają rocznie 20 mln zł. Pieniądze te trzeba wygospodarować z funduszu wynagrodzeń. Na obniżenie tych opłat może [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – – UK Disability News Information provided by Department for Work and Pensions – Published: 2011-10-08 Childcare support will be paid to around 80,000 more households, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Welfare Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced. Reaffirming their commitment to helping parents with [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – – UK Disability News Information provided by Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People – Published: 2011-01-10 Report shows cuts will slash living standards of 100,000 disabled people in Norfolk by more than 30%. A report out today shows that in Norfolk as many as 100,000 disabled [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – – UK Disability News Information provided by Disability Rights – Published: 2011-01-21 The European Union throws its weight behind the United Nations’ efforts to tackle discrimination against people with disabilities on Saturday (22 January) with the entry into force of the UN convention on disability [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – – UK Disability News Information provided by Papworth Trust – Published: 2011-01-26 Papworth Trust is leading a coalition of national charities concerned that government reforms to the Work Capability Assessment, which examines people’s fitness for employment, will cause further misery to Britain’s most vulnerable people. [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – UK Disability News – – Ireland Disability News Information provided by Disability Federation of Ireland – Published: 2011-02-02 18.5% of Irish People experience some level of disability… DFI asks for commitment to these people and their families in election manifestos. In a recent letter and [...]
The Scottish Government is to spend an additional £2 million on providing short breaks for families who have severely disabled children. The money is on top of the £1 million for short breaks this year and £1 million in each of the next four years – making £5 million in total [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – – UK Disability News Information provided by Allied Mobility – Published: 2011-03-23 The government’s Welfare Reform bill is causing widespread concerns among disabled individuals who currently depend on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in their everyday lives. The Welfare Reform bill is one part of the [...]
Home – Disability News Articles – UK Disability News – – Ireland Disability News Information provided by Equip-able Ltd – Published: 2011-06-07 Trabasack the innovative new laptray and bag is launching in Dublin this week at the Access Care and Mobility Expo 2011. Trabasack will feature on the stand B12 of [...]
European Commission calls for entries from across Europe for City for All Access – City Award 2012. In Europe, more than one in five people face difficulties due to old age, disability or reduced mobility. Due to demographic trends more and more people will need accessible environment. Giving everyone access to [...]
