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29th August 2018
Ready, aim, "dire"...DR UK blasts Universal Credit
Disability Rights UK has branded Universal Credit as "dire" and says that it is not fit for managed migration in its current form.

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1st August 2018
Sleep easier...
You may have seen that The Court of Appeal has made a ruling on Sleep In payments. The court found in favour of Mencap, so this means that the national minimum wage does not apply when a support worker is sleeping.

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20th July 2018
A List Not To Be Missed!
The Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List 2018 is the UK’s first national listing of people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are helping make things better for themselves and others.

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3rd July 2018
Your Chance To Transform Transforming Care!
This is an urgent call to action as Norman Lamb MP has just secured a Westminster debate on the slow progress of Transforming Care.

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3rd July 2018
T-Shirts Trump Trump!
In 'recognition' of the visit of Donald J Trump to the UK soon our colleagues at Learning Disability England have produced some t-shirts.

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5th June 2018
A Third Of A Million Disabled People In The UK Now In Unsuitable Homes!
A major report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found that around 350,000 people with disabilities are now living in homes that don't meet their needs.

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29th May 2018
LDE Launches You Tube Channel
Our colleagues at LDE (Learning Disability England) have just launched their own You Tube channel.

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10th May 2018
Care and Support Charges - Have Your Say!
Sadly charging people with disabilities for some of their care and support is all too common these days.

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8th May 2018
LGA backs HOLD...and that's a Fact(book)!
We are delighted to announce that the Local Government Association (LGA) has just launched a major Factbook about HOLD (Home Ownership for people with Long-term Disabilities).

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23rd March 2018
Universal Credit - has your income been cut?
Law firm Leigh Day is taking a judicial review in the High Court over a client who has lost almost £200 per month as a result of being moved over to Universal Credit and they want to hear from other people similarly affected.

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