Disability

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know
benefits

ESA benefit: Everything you need to know

‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025
Tommy Jessop, Aaron Plummer and Sas Granville

‘The world needs more kindness’: People with learning disabilities share their hopes for 2025

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Richard Kramer

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?

From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
Philippa Willitts

From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people

DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears
Disability benefits

DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this
Work

People with disabilities and ill health more likely to leave work, study finds – the DWP must fix this

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve
Mikey Erhardt

The UK must change for disabled people in 2025 – so we can live the lives we deserve

Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?
Assisted dying

Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised – but are the safeguards tough enough?

‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system
Anela Anwar

‘Get Britain Working’ risks becoming empty words without urgent reforms to the benefits system

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime
Film

These children are going blind – so their parents gave them memories to last a lifetime

‘Dismay’ for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738
Energy bills

‘Dismay’ for disabled and vulnerable households as average annual energy bills to rise to £1,738

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs
Hannah Mackay-Christie, Leigh Elliott

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty – especially for children with additional needs

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit
Alicia Cartwright

PIP is a lifeline for me as a disabled person. Here’s a great way to claim for the DWP benefit

‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic
Disability rights

‘What gave them the right?’: Fury after doctors refused to resuscitate disabled man during pandemic

Disabled people losing jobs and ‘falling out of work’ due to months-long waits for DWP support
Disability rights

Disabled people losing jobs and ‘falling out of work’ due to months-long waits for DWP support

The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives
Chloe Schendel-Wilson

The budget was a start from Labour – but we need much more to transform disabled people’s lives

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‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help
Autumn budget

‘Disturbing’ disability benefit reforms in Labour’s budget could see hundreds of thousands denied help

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show
Education

Special needs children forced out of school by ‘crumbling’ system, figures show

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget
Amanda Light

The human cost of years of DWP and benefits reforms must not be ignored in Labour’s budget

‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say
Social care

‘We’re the forgotten ones’: Labour budget must not ignore ‘broken’ social care system, families say