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Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Disability benefits

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
Disability benefits

The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’

DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’
Disability benefits

DWP warned over disability benefits failures that leave disabled people in ‘psychological distress’

DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
Disability benefits

DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
Disability benefits

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
Universal credit

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
Your views

‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
Disability benefits

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments
your views

‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’
Disability benefits

‘I’m an amputee and the DWP reduced my disability benefits. I worried I would be homeless’

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
Disability benefits

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like? 
PIP assessments

What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like? 

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
Disability benefits

Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
TV

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare

‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections
Letters

‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections

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‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
Letters

‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals
Disability

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price
Rachel Curtis

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies