Disability
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
Readers discuss Angela Rayner’s resignation and compare it to the conduct of the previous government
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
Most people who rely on a food bank are disabled, new figures from the UK’s leading network of food banks has revealed. The charity calls it yet more evidence of the ‘immense financial hardship that disabled people continue to face’
Dating is tough when you have a disability. It’s time to break down the barriers we face to finding love
Dating is tough when you have a disability. It’s time to break down the barriers we face to finding love
Campaigner Calum Grevers writes about the difficulties disabled people face when navigating dating, and what society could do to break down the barriers people face to finding love
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’
Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
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’
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I’m on a mission to change that
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
DWP’s ‘unhealthy’ AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds
UN committee sounds alarm over Labour’s benefits bill: ‘It should shame the government’
UN committee sounds alarm over Labour’s benefits bill: ‘It should shame the government’
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
PIP cuts are paused after ‘shambolic’ series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?
PIP cuts are paused after ‘shambolic’ series of U-turns – but is it enough to rebuild trust in Labour?
Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’
Here’s why 49 Labour MPs still voted against Starmer’s benefits bill: ‘It’s not the Labour way’
MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
MPs vote to take forward ‘brutal’ cuts to disability benefits: ‘It will come to haunt this government’
Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
Starmer finally backs down on disability benefits cuts – but are the concessions enough?
School standards minister: ‘We want to change it so nobody has to fight for their education’
