Disability News: U.K. and European Union

Author: Disabled World (DW)
Updated/Revised Date: 2025/03/17
Category Topic: European Disability News (Publications Database)

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Synopsis: Health and disability news from England, Scotland, Wales, and European countries of interest to senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Many retired people in the U.K. do not claim all the benefits that they are entitled to. Benefit rules are not needlessly generous, so if you qualify for any help, you should take up your entitlement. There are two main types of benefits: means tested and non means tested.

Introduction

In the U.K. Directgov offers disabled people information on independent living, financial support, health and social services, employment, and travel.

Focus

This Act has been significantly extended, including by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. It now gives disabled people rights in the areas of:

The Act requires public bodies to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. It also allows the government to set minimum standards so that disabled people can use public transport easily.

U.K. Seniors

Employers in England will no longer be able to force workers to retire before 65, unless they can justify it. The government has announced that firms will be barred from 2006 from imposing arbitrary retirement ages. Underage discrimination proposals from the Department of Trade and Industry, workers are allowed to work on until 70 if they wish.

Many retired people in the U.K. do not claim all the benefits that they are entitled to. Benefit rules are not needlessly generous, so if you qualify for any help, you should take up your entitlement. There are two main types of benefits: means tested and non means tested.

Statistics: Disability in The U.K.

Publications

- The paper analyzed sentiments towards autism and autistic people in British newspapers from 2011 to 2020, as evaluated by autistic people.

- Medical device firms paying millions to UK healthcare organisations, including the NHS, according to a new report.

- Although substantial progress has been made on disability rights, persons with disabilities still experience serious discrimination in getting appropriate healthcare services in the EU and globally.

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