the country's only news agency specialising in disability issues
A disabled campaigner who has been refused permission to apply for a vital disability benefit in a way that is accessible to him has begun legal proceedings against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Graham Kirwan has been told that […]
A disabled man who lost a leg to bone cancer says he has been left unable to travel to hospital for vital x-rays, after crucial evidence was ignored by an assessor testing his eligibility for the new disability benefit. Tom Carter […]
Fresh concerns have been raised about recruitment at one of the outsourcing companies delivering assessments for the government’s new disability benefit, after it sent out a “very urgent” request for 90 more staff. Only two months ago, Disability News Service (DNS) […]
A nurse working for the controversial outsourcing company Atos Healthcare repeatedly lied about a disabled man he was assessing for the government’s new disability benefit it has been claimed. The Atos assessor stated in his report that claimant Colin Stupples-Whyley had […]
The Motability car scheme has been asked to justify tough new rules that restrict grants made to disabled drivers with high support needs, at the same time that its charitable trust has reserves of nearly £200 million. Last June, the charity […]
A court has heard how a disabled woman struggled to afford to feed herself and heat her home because of delays with her claim for the government’s new disability benefit. Lawyers representing the woman, known as Ms C, and another disabled […]
A national disabled people’s organisation has called on the government to halt next year’s planned roll-out of its new disability benefit, following the publication of a critical independent review. The first review of personal independence payment (PIP), by former civil servant […]
A disabled researcher has accused the prime minister of breaking his promise to disabled veterans that they would not have to be assessed for the government’s new disability benefit. David Cameron made headlines in July 2012 when he pledged in a […]