Disability

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
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From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare

The new Disney+ series of The Full Monty is heartwarming, funny and an indictment of a welfare system stripped of compassion, care and cash

‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections
Letters

‘I had to sell all my possessions just to feed myself’: More of your stories on DWP PIP rejections

The response to our article on the DWP rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals has been overwhelming. Your stories keep coming in – here’s a selection of them

The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it
Paul McNamee

The DWP’s record on disability benefits is a disgrace. We’re here to shine a light on it

We have been overwhelmed with the response to our report on the DWP’s track record of PIP benefits refusals for disabled people. It’s time for a systemic overhaul

‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals
Letters

‘Truly sickening’: Your stories of the DWP rejecting PIP disability benefit appeals

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals
Disability

DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals

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The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price
Rachel Curtis

The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price

Here’s when people will get the £150 disability cost of living payment
Cost of living crisis

Here’s when people will get the £150 disability cost of living payment

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation
Environment

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation

More people are off work sick than ever before
Employment

More people are off work sick than ever before

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies

DWP job centres ‘not equipped’ to help disabled people find work
Disability rights

DWP job centres ‘not equipped’ to help disabled people find work

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register
Cost of living crisis

Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation
Accessible housing

‘We just want our homes not to hurt us’: Disabled people trapped in temporary accommodation

Disabled people fear ‘cruel sanctions’ as Spring Budget aims to drive people back to work
Spring Budget

Disabled people fear ‘cruel sanctions’ as Spring Budget aims to drive people back to work

Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?
Spring statement

Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ budget be on the money?

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits
British Gas

‘£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me’: Vulnerable customers on British Gas’s record profits

No one should have to ask whether they can ‘do without’ medication. But that’s where we are as a country.
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

No one should have to ask whether they can ‘do without’ medication. But that’s where we are as a country.

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
Disability

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider

It’s time the government stepped up to help disabled people in the cost of living crisis
Disability rights

It’s time the government stepped up to help disabled people in the cost of living crisis

Energy costs leave millions living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ over Christmas
Energy bills

Energy costs leave millions living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ over Christmas

David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability
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David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability

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Ralph and Katie: ‘I said from day one we were going to change the world’
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Ralph and Katie: ‘I said from day one we were going to change the world’

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn
Cost of living crisis

£150 cost of living disability payment is not enough, charities warn

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again
Energy bills

‘Using less energy isn’t an option’: Disabled people set to be hit hardest when bills soar again

‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
Heatwave

‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave