Disability
MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
MS has left me virtually housebound – I fear what disability benefit reforms mean for my future
Charlotte Wright, a 30-year-old from Bolton, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when she was just 19. She fears the government’s upcoming disability benefit reforms could prevent her – and others living with the condition – from getting outdoors
Warning after DWP reveals how it uses AI to make decisions on benefits
Warning after DWP reveals how it uses AI to make decisions on benefits
AI training models may contain ‘troubling and damaging stereotypes’ of disabled people, the DWP has been warned
‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me
‘I had to pay £75 for a chopping board’: This is how much extra being disabled costs me
Scope has calculated that disabled households need, on average, an extra £1,010 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
Liz Kendall blasted for ‘fuelling fear’ after saying benefits claimants are ‘taking the mickey’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
DWP blasted for blowing half a million pounds defending disability benefit cuts: ‘What a failure’
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
Uncertainty around disability benefit cuts is triggering bipolar symptoms, experts warn
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’
DWP’s benefit fraud crackdown blasted as an ‘assault’ on the ‘disabled, sick and elderly’
Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work
Labour warned ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ over plan to ‘help’ neurodivergent people on benefits into work
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
The benefits system is broken – and disabled people pay the price for the DWP’s ‘poor service’
Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
Disabled Brits suffering ‘unacceptably poor’ treatment at hands of the DWP, damning report finds
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
I’m made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It’s not a way of life – it’s torture
I’m made to feel like a burden for claiming benefits from the DWP. It’s not a way of life – it’s torture
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Disability benefits cuts would be ‘devastating’ and ‘increase absolute poverty’, Labour warned
Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill
Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP’s disability benefits bill
Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
Can people actually self-diagnose with mental illness and claim disability benefits?
Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Labour’s rental reforms not doing enough for disabled tenants, MPs and campaigners warn
Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity
Letters: Disabled people shouldn’t need to be Paralympians to have dignity
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
I’m a disabled artist and activist. I create art where everyone is valued – including nature
Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025
Disability benefit reforms and universal credit rise: All the DWP benefit changes to expect in 2025
‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears