Court of Appeal decision on ‘bedroom tax’ challenge
3 March 2014
On 21 February 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Government’s new housing benefit regulations are lawful.
On 21 February 2014, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Government’s new housing benefit regulations are lawful.
Case No: CO/8235/2013 Date 7 February 2014 Link to judgment http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2014/218.html Discrimination grounds Age, disability, religion or belief, race and sex. Summary of case This
‘Closing the Gap: priorities for essential change in mental health’ was published on 20 January 2014.
The Office for Disability Issues launched ‘Making disability data work for you: a community data toolkit’ in January 2014.
A campaign has been launched explaining that you have a right under law to have an interpreter in a healthcare setting like a hospital and a GP surgery when you need one.
Paul Farmer, CEO of Mind (an Equally Ours partner) talks to the Independent about new evidence suggesting that people with mental health problems are being denied
A report published by the EHRC in December 2013 reveals that some public bodies have made progress in tackling disability-related harassment but overall, more needs to be done.
On 6 November 2013, the Court of Appeal upheld a legal challenge by five disabled people against the Government’s decision to close the Independent Living Fund.
‘Disabled International Students in British Higher Education. Experiences and Expectations’ by Armineh Soorenian was published in Autumn 2013.
‘Barriers to employment and unfair treatment at work: a quantitative analysis of disabled people’s experiences’ was published in Autumn 2013 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).