Disability

Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills

Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?

The Ofgem price cap will fall from April, bringing the average bill down by £117. But disabled people like Daniel Jones fear the relief may be short-lived

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Juliette Flach

Why don’t people just get a job? The answer is far from simple

Juliette Flach from Christians Against Poverty unpicks whether job rejections reveal deeper systemic inequalities, and whether hope can be found.

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
SEND

I’m worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms

Cara Roughani, a single mum to a disabled son and the founder of SEND Protect, shares her story of struggling to navigate the special education system

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
SEND

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter
SEND

It was a traumatic, hellish fight trying to get SEND support for my daughter

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Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children
SEND

Meet the dads who started a podcast about their experiences raising autistic children

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own
SEND

I left teaching because I felt eaten up by guilt that I couldn’t help SEND children like my own

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support
SEND

My children were out of school for more than a year as we fought to get them SEND support

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good
SEND

Mainstream school was right for my daughter. SEND changes could cause more harm than good

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support
SEND

My son is deaf and blind – but it was months of fighting before he got SEND support

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’
SEND

Families face a bitter fight for SEND support in the UK: ‘It nearly killed us emotionally and financially’

Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Comedy

Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Health and disability

Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?
Benefits

Would a quarter of workers really be better off ‘swapping wages for benefits’?

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Big Questions

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs
benefits

Access to Work delays double in four years leaving disabled people at risk of losing jobs

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 
George Crockford

If Peppa Pig showed deafness when I was growing up, my family’s story would be very different 

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’
Access to work

Blind NHS psychologist fears losing job after DWP slashed her Access to Work support: ‘I was sobbing’

Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
Disability benefits

Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefits

Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Sport

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all

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Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Mikey Erhardt

Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?

I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe
Michelle Keen

I’m a mother of children with disabilities. My local support group gave me a chance to breathe

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done
Ross Barrett

The Employment Rights Bill is a moment to celebrate – but the work is not done

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Arun Veerappan

Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system