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

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

‘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

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
‘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
DWP accused of ‘denying people their rights’ after rejecting 90% of disability benefit appeals
The government is failing to support disabled people and we are paying the price

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

Here’s when people will get the £150 disability cost of living payment
Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation

Disabled people are being left out of the climate conversation
The DWP is pushing the benefit fraud narrative but disabled people know where the real problem lies

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

DWP job centres ‘not equipped’ to help disabled people find work
Vulnerable people face ‘mental distress’ to get on the priority services register

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

‘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

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?

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

‘£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.

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

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

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 costs leave millions living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ over Christmas
David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability

David Aguilar: Forget pity, I needed to change perceptions of disability
Ralph and Katie: ‘I said from day one we were going to change the world’

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

£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

‘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
