disability benefits
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?
Mikey Erhardt, policy lead at Disability Rights UK, writes about why the Stephen Timms review of the personal independence payment (PIP) must be used to ensure genuine and positive change for disabled people
Universal credit cuts will push 50,000 into poverty despite government’s U-turn, MPs warn
Universal credit cuts will push 50,000 into poverty despite government’s U-turn, MPs warn
A new report from the Work and Pensions Committee has warned of the impact of planned cuts to the health element of universal credit
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’
Rachael Maskell speaks to the Big Issue about losing the Labour whip and why she stands by her decision to advocate for disabled people and rebel against the government’s welfare cuts
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
The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
PIP lifeline helps Bristol Big Issue vendor reach cancer treatment
DWP taking cash back from benefit claimants it overpaid is ‘just like carer’s allowance scandal’
DWP taking cash back from benefit claimants it overpaid is ‘just like carer’s allowance scandal’
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
MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
MPs vote to make Labour’s ‘reckless’ benefits bill into law – despite disabled people’s fears. Now what?
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’
Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits bill, PIP changes and who’s affected
Absolutely everything you need to know about Labour’s benefits bill, PIP changes and who’s affected
MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
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
Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
Labour’s disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren’t there
I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
I’m a Labour MP and this is why I still can’t support the government’s disability benefits cuts
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?
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
‘I am not a scrounger’: Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
‘I am not a scrounger’: Paralympic champions blast Labour over disability benefit cuts
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts
Revealed: Majority of PIP claimants with heart disease, arthritis and Crohn’s at risk of cuts
Could the government’s disability benefit cuts be blocked by Labour MPs?
