The Situation With The Economy In The United Kingdom
Currently around 5,011,280 people within the United Kingdom are unemployed
. Whilst the rate of unemployment has dropped to 8%, this is still a staggeringly high number. The average income of people on unemployment benefits annually is just 3840 pounds. This means that 8% of the people living in the United Kingdom are having to live on less than 4000 pounds each year.
The rough total of a yearly household income across the United Kingdom is 20,112 pounds- this is accounting for every household which includes people with disabilities who fall into the statistics mentioned below. According to The Telegraph, 1000 pounds of that is set to go on energy bills alone. Around 2400 pounds is spent yearly on groceries for two people, and 145.50 pounds for your television licence. This leaves a rough average of 16567 pounds, without taking in to account clothing, repairs on homes that may need doing, cars tax, petrol, and so on, or public transport fees.
There are approximately 62,641,000 people currently residing in the United Kingdom. Of these there are over 6.9 million of those people with disabilities, who are of working age. That is 19% of the working population. Out of those people, there are currently 1.3 million of them who are available for and want to work. Only 50% of people with disabilities are employed, compared to the 80% of employed people without disabilities. There are over 10 million in Britain with disabilities, and 5 million of those people are over state pension age.
Despite the differences between the rate of employed people with disabilities to those without, there is a law that has been set in place to ensure the fair treatment of people with disabilities when it comes to the work place. The Equality and Human Rights Commission opened on 1 October 2007. The new commission is something that brings together the work of three former equality commissions:
-Disability Rights Commission
-Commission for Racial Equality
-Equal Opportunities Commission
These have been combined in an attempt to create one solid base in which to tackle discrimination based on diversity. Combing the three commissions in to one allows there to be a single point of contact for everyone; individuals, businesses, and the voluntary and public sectors. This merger for the sake of ease means that there is a simpler way to tackle issues that arise, should a problem occur from a person finding themselves different and discriminated for it.
With the Disability Rights Commission came many positives. One of these is that any person with any disability will not be denied access to public transport. As such, there have been adjustments made to many buses, to allow for wheelchair users, those who need aid in walking, or those who may need a carer with them. By law, a bus driver must allow all passengers on board, unless there is a genuine reason to fear for safety of either the passenger just boarding, or those already on board.
Shops, under the Disability Rights Commission- which is now under the Equality and Human Rights Commission- must be accommodating for those with disabilities. This includes installing ramps into their entry ways if need be, and creating a space within the area that a wheelchair may pass through with ease.
A person with a disability may not be denied access to renting or buying a property, if being told they cannot purely because of their disabilities. Any person with a disability is given the same rights as a person without a disability, and as such it is important they are aware that this discrimination is not allowed. It is important that both the landlord and the people involved with them are aware of this.
In the definition of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, a person is deemed to have a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial, or long term effect, on their ability to do every day things. These things include bathing, eating, walking, and going shopping. A disability must be something that will affect a person in a way that is more than minor, and will last for 12 months or longer. There are special exceptions and rules made when the person is suffering from a recurring or fluctuating disability.
by: Chetan Wallace
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