Disability News Service

Disabled people’s organisations have asked the prime minister to meet them at the new No 10 North in Manchester when they protest about the government’s disability rights track record next month. Disabled activists, led by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), will be […]

New government figures appear to show significant cuts to spending on the flagship Access to Work scheme, just as Labour ministers are insisting they want to support more disabled people into work. The government figures add weight to concerns repeatedly raised about […]

Disabled people have provided vital first-person evidence of the extra costs faced by autistic people, and those with ADHD, anxiety and depression, just as the government appears set to recommend cuts to their benefits. Ministers have hinted that both the Milburn and […]

The government’s annual publication of figures on disability employment has failed yet again to show how disabled people’s experience in the jobs market has changed over the last year. The “main points” of yesterday’s (Wednesday) publication on the employment of working-age disabled […]

Disabled audience members face a “disability tax” of nearly £100 every time they attend a live music event, according to a survey by a disabled-led charity. Attitude is Everything (AiE) found that disabled respondents across the UK reported spending on average an […]

Disabled people will have to wait until next month, and possibly December, to discover the government’s plans for cuts and reforms to their support through the social security system, after this week’s budget offered few new hints. The chancellor, John Healey (pictured), […]

Disabled people’s organisations have labelled yesterday’s budget as “superficial” and a “miniature sticking plaster” as they wait with concern for the recommendations of two major reviews set to report to the government next month. Measures announced by chancellor John Healey to address […]

The employment minister – backed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – appears to have trashed the government’s long-held position that only “good work” is good for your health, while also calling for “everyone” to have paid jobs. The new […]

A member of the steering group reviewing the future of personal independence payment (PIP) has delivered a powerful rebuttal to research – co-written by a fellow member – which called for spending on disability benefits for children to be slashed. There was […]

Disabled people have praised a shocking documentary “experiment” that exposes how Nazi ideology is being used to argue the case for cutting spending on disability support. Although some disabled people who watched the Channel 4 documentary were horrified by the programme, most […]

There has been another significant and “encouraging” rise in the number of homecare services in England over the last year, according to a report by the care regulator. In its annual State of Care report, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said another […]

The UK Covid inquiry is guilty of “a deep disservice” to disabled people neglected in their own homes during the pandemic by failing to examine their experiences in detail in its crucial report on the social care system, say campaigners. On Tuesday, […]

Disabled campaigners say they are “deeply concerned” about the government’s commitment to scrapping care charges, after a minister refused to confirm that Andy Burnham’s pledge of free personal care for older people would also apply to working-age disabled people. There was alarm […]

Three leading social media companies have failed to act over animations that are spreading hate and lies about disabled people who receive benefits at an “alarming” rate. The animations – focusing on recipients of personal independence payment (PIP) – have been viewed […]

The Times has blocked Disability News Service from alerting its readers to research which exposed how previous reforms to out-of-work disability benefits led to hundreds of deaths of disabled people in the early 2010s. Last week, the newspaper launched what it calls […]

Disabled people have spoken in a new report of their “constant fear” and worry that being physically active could put their disability benefits at risk. The report reveals how the fear of losing personal independence payment (PIP) is preventing many disabled people […]

Disabled children and young people are being placed at risk of abuse because they are missing out on “vital” relationship and sex education at school, according to a new report. The research found “patchy” provision of relationship and sex education (RSE) for […]

The aviation industry has made slow but steady progress in introducing suggested improvements to the accessibility of air travel for disabled people in the UK over the last year, according to a new report. The progress was outlined by a group set […]

Disability News Service (DNS) will continue to operate and produce stories for its website and subscribers, despite its editor being made redundant. DNS, which was founded by disabled journalist John Pring in 2009, was bought by Canary Media in January, and has […]

The charity that oversees the Motability car scheme says that “deeply troubling” Conservative plans to save £1 billion a year by removing VAT exemptions could instead “dismantle” the scheme and would raise just a few million pounds in revenue. Motability Foundation’s boss, […]