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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is researching how it supports neurodivergent claimants of universal credit (UC), months after an autistic man took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the fallout from the UC migration process. Disability News […]
Disabled people’s organisations have strongly condemned last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court, which they say has “dismantled” the system that protected service-users who are unable to consent to restrictions placed on their liberty. One disabled people’s organisation (DPO) warned this […]
The government has finally agreed to provide some funding for a few disabled people’s organisations to engage with its personal independence payment (PIP) review, but has given them only about a month to organise events and submit their evidence. The Department […]
Disabled campaigners have appealed to an MP not to use her success in the private members’ bill ballot to launch a new bid to legalise assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet UK hand-delivered a letter to the constituency office of Labour MP […]
A devastated disabled woman had her Motability vehicle taken away after failing to respond to letters and emails that ordered her to sign up to the flawed Drive Smart programme, even though the scheme had been suspended. Hibah Abdi, who used […]
An autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the bureaucratic chaos caused by his “migration” to universal credit, which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his social care package. David Panther […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is secretly testing sweeping new rules – described as a “recipe for disaster” – on disability benefit assessments, which will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants. The […]
Campaigners have expressed “deep concern” over a ruling by the Supreme Court that could “fundamentally” alter the lives of hundreds of thousands of disabled people who rely on the health and social care systems. This week’s ruling has over-turned a 2014 […]
A high-profile report by former Labour minister Alan Milburn suggests he will recommend more young disabled people must engage with employment support and face sanctions if they fail to do so, but ignores the safeguarding risks of such a strategy. Milburn’s […]
The disability minister has been asked why he appears to have provided no funding for a plan to increase engagement among disabled people and their organisations with his review of the personal independence payment (PIP) system. Sir Stephen Timms announced plans […]