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The government has rejected a proposed new law that would have forced it to fund some of the disability-related costs faced by disabled people who want to stand for elected office. Ministers continue to insist that they will set up a […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has increased the number of disabled claimants who will face fewer reviews of their eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP). The measures it is taking to reduce PIP reassessments – which apply to England […]
Disabled passengers appear to be broadly satisfied with the accessibility of ferry and cruise ships, according to the results of a government survey. The latest survey, carried out in 2024, shows that 88 per cent of disabled passengers who received assistance […]
A coalition of disabled people and allies who were “fed up” with years of failed attempts to produce change in social care have united around a new “road map” that lays out a path to a right to independent living in […]
The Scottish Conservatives and Reform UK have set themselves apart from the other four main parties by pledging to slash spending on disability benefits, in their pitch to voters for next month’s elections to Scotland’s parliament. Both parties have used their […]
Two parties will be fighting next month’s Scottish parliament elections on manifestos that pledge to end non-residential care charges in Scotland. Personal care in Scotland is already free for those assessed as needing it under their council’s eligibility criteria, but there […]
More than 50 disabled people have had to hand back their Motability vehicles since the company introduced a controversial and “discriminatory” new scheme that monitors how safely its customers are driving. Figures released to Disability News Service last night (Wednesday) show […]
Hundreds of disabled people have expressed anger and alarm over multiple aspects of the “punitive, discriminatory” changes that are being introduced to the Motability scheme. They responded on social media to coverage in Disability News Service (DNS) of government tax changes […]
A new regional movement focused on dismantling the structures that feed segregated education will launch next week at an event that will enable disabled people to have their voices heard on the government’s controversial SEND reforms. The disabled campaigners behind the […]
MPs have spoken out about the shortage of accessible meeting rooms in Westminster, as well as outdated toilet facilities for wheelchair-users, and large parts of the parliamentary estate that cannot be accessed by many disabled visitors. They also spoke of disabled […]