Disability
Timms Review recommends changes to 'dehumanising' PIP assessment process
Timms Review recommends changes to 'dehumanising' PIP assessment process
Stephen Timms and the co-chairs of his review have announced their first recommendations for changes to the disability benefits assessment process – but are they the right reforms?
'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
'Andy Burnham must not repeat the mistakes of the past on homelessness'
Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Ruth Madeley: 'I was written off before I was born – I'm so happy that it all worked out'
Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn
Burnham says carers should be 'the best paid people in society'. Here's how much they actually earn
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: 'Will I ever be on stage again?'
Access to Work cuts lock disabled actor out of her career: 'Will I ever be on stage again?'
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
Meet the parents struggling to find summer holiday clubs for disabled children: 'They miss out'
PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds
PIP assessment process is 'dehumanising' and 'degrading', government's Timms Review finds
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
One in eight children growing up homeless has a disability: 'Nobody cares about us'
What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say
What's going on with the Timms Review of PIP? Here's how to have your say
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'
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
DWP to hire 500 new Access to Work case workers – but will it save the scheme?
'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
'My son has cystic fibrosis. The government wrongly denied him PIP – twice'
'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
'If I was prime minister, I'd want people to spend a week experiencing the world as a deaf person'
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
How to manage your money if you become ill or disabled
'I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job'
'I cannot see a secure future if Access to Work continues to cap budgets. I could lose my job'
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
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Disabled journalist fears ‘secret cuts’ to Access to Work could force her out of employment
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Energy bills will fall in April. But will it be enough for people living in fuel poverty?
Why don't people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
Why don't people just get a job? The answer is far from simple
I'm worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
I'm worried that even more disabled children could get lost within the SEND system after reforms
What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
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
