disability benefits
The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP 
The Timms Review must stop people with terminal illness being forced to reapply for PIP
A coalition of charities is calling on the government’s PIP review to end reassessments for people with terminal and progressive conditions
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
How Britain failed one million NEET young people: ‘We’re wasting a generation’s talent’
Former health secretary Alan Milburn has published the first part of his review into why so many young people are not in education, work or training in the UK. Here’s what he found
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Letters: Cutting Access to Work is impractical and cruel
Big Issue readers take aim at Access to Work being capped
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Meet the man tasked with fixing youth unemployment: ‘I see a generation that is trying hard’
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne slams ‘savagery’ of government cuts to Access To Work payments
Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Why disabled people are worried that the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Disabled people appointed to co-produce Timms review of PIP: ‘This opportunity cannot be wasted’
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
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work, Citizens Advice warns
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of ‘poor service’ from DWP, MPs warn
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Disabled people faced a politically tumultuous 2025. What does next year have in store?
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Targeting people with mental health conditions will not fix the welfare system
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Reeves’ budget does nothing for families with disabled children like mine. I dread the future
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
Rachel Reeves cracks down on benefit fraud. How much could she really save – and at what cost?
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
This metal song perfectly sums up the anger felt by disabled people towards the benefits system
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid benefit cuts and rising living costs
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
Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear
Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to the universal credit system, MPs fear
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 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
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’
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
Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?