the country's only news agency specialising in disability issues
The government is refusing to say how it justifies the continuing failure to provide vital support to many parents on disability benefits to help with their babies’ nutrition. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week how a disabled mother-of-two had accused […]
A disabled mother-of-two has accused the government of “financial blackmail” and discriminating against claimants of legacy benefits*, after she was told she could only claim vital financial support for her baby’s nutrition if she agreed to transfer onto universal credit. Allie […]
Disabled activists have warned that it is only a matter of time before the government’s failure to address the “unprecedented” social care crisis results in the deaths of service-users. They spoke out after new figures from the Association of Directors of […]
Disabled people’s organisations are calling on the government to take urgent action to protect people in England who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19, and those who cannot be vaccinated against the virus for medical reasons. Disability Rights UK and Inclusion London […]
Some of the few disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that the government claims took part in the “engagement” process that led up to its social care white paper have suggested that their views and concerns have been ignored. The Department of Health […]
The government’s long-awaited adult social care white paper has appalled campaigners by failing to address the social care funding crisis. The white paper, People at the Heart of Care, is more than 100 pages long, but it says nothing new about […]
The government has refused to investigate whether a consultation on care worker vaccinations was hijacked by anti-vaccine activists, after its findings suggested that two-thirds of disabled and older people would prefer that their care workers were not protected against COVID-19. The […]
The government failed to invite a single representative of a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) to last month’s crucial health and social care reform “summit” meeting, an omission that has been branded “disgraceful” and “unacceptable” by campaigners. One disabled campaigner said the […]
The government has refused to explain why there are gaping holes in its long-awaited plans to “fix social care”, and it has even been unable to define what it means by “personal care”. The proposals were announced on Tuesday by the […]
The government claims that its new National Disability Strategy will help to “build a better and fairer life” for disabled people, despite it offering only a handful of new policies and failing to win the backing of leading disabled people’s organisations […]