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The scheme comes as the most recent statistics show that 869,000 people aged 18 to 21 are not in education, employment or training. ... The UK’s 12 metro mayors take a selfie, July 2024 (AFP via ...
Disability in the United Kingdom covers a wide range of conditions and experiences, deeply impacting the lives of millions of people. Defined by the Equality Act 2010 as a physical or mental impairment with a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, it encompasses various aspects of life, including demographics, legislation ...
The benefit cap is a UK welfare policy that limits the amount in state benefits that an individual household can claim per year. It was introduced by the Cameron–Clegg coalition government in 2013 [1] as part of the coalition government's wide-reaching welfare reform agenda which included the introduction of Universal Credit and reforms of housing benefit and disability benefits.
Energy Price Cap: Will it go up or down again in 2024? Ofgem’s energy price cap has risen from £1,717 to £1,738 for January to March – an increase of 1.2 per cent.
Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) is a non-repayable grant available to disabled students of higher education in the United Kingdom.It is paid by the Student Loans Company [1] on behalf of Student Finance England, [2] Student Finance Wales, [3] Student Awards Agency Scotland, [4] Student Finance Northern Ireland, [5] and the governments of Jersey, [6] Guernsey, [7] and the Isle of Man.
The UK benchmark on Disability - later to become the Disability Standard - was first devised and piloted in 2004. Built by the Employers' Forum on Disability on the foundation of the 'Diversity Change Model', [6] designed by Dr. Gillian Shapiro [7] as a method for measuring an organisations performance on diversity strands, the benchmark assessment enabled an organisation to assess their ...
Data from the Office for National Statistics indicates the UK economy grew by 0.2% in January 2024, largely fuelled by retail sales, both in the High Street and online. [258] Sunak tells Prime Minister's Questions he will not return £10m donated to the Conservative Party by Frank Hester, because he has apologised and "his remorse should be ...
The launch of the World report on disability, on 9 June 2011 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, received widespread media coverage. Global and national media outlets such as The Guardian , [ 4 ] Washington Post , [ 5 ] The Globe and Mail , [ 6 ] Sydney Morning Herald , [ 7 ] Le Nouvel Observateur , La Nacion , The Hindu , Gazeta ...