Disability
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Families with disabled children left waiting months to get benefits due to DWP delays
Single mother Maryam had to wait three months to get child disability allowance for her seven-year-old daughter, who has kidney cancer. She drained her savings and could not afford food
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
Disability and poor health drives number of young people not in work or education to almost a million
The number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen to 940,000, up 195,000 in just two years.
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
A landmark report from King’s College London in collaboration with NHS England report found that nearly four in 10 deaths of people with a learning disability in 2023 were ‘avoidable’
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here’s how to overhaul it
Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: ‘Why I’m learning sign language at 50-years-old’
Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: ‘Why I’m learning sign language at 50-years-old’
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I’m eligible?
What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that’s a good thing
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: ‘We have to keep going’
Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: ‘We have to keep going’
I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP
I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn’t think I needed PIP
Labour’s next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
Labour’s next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
I’ve had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: ‘It’s one of the best things you can do’
Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: ‘If Labour doesn’t change, I fear where this country is headed’
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
Disabled people warn of brutal ‘secret’ cuts to DWP Access to Work support: ‘It’s been horrific’
The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
