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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted destroying its own secret reports into suicides and other deaths of benefit claimants. The admission has added to growing calls for an independent inquiry into links between DWP policies and procedures and […]
The family of a disabled man who starved to death after his out-of-work disability benefits were wrongly removed have begun a legal action against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They hope the legal action will force DWP to make […]
Accessible transport campaigners have warned the government that it needs to make significant investment in removing physical access barriers, after ministers launched two new campaigns aimed mainly at improving staff and public attitudes to disabled passengers. Transport secretary Grant Shapps launched […]
A disabled woman’s tribunal victory has given hope to claimants who cannot take part in face-to-face benefit assessments for impairment, health, or trauma-related reasons, but then have their claims ended by the government for “failure to attend” their appointments. Jane* spent […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) spent more than half a million pounds funding a fleet of on-demand electric vans, even though none of the vehicles were accessible to wheelchair-users. The DfT funding helped ViaVan – a joint venture between car giant […]
Two taxi-drivers have been convicted of refusing to carry a disabled passenger and their guide dog, following a prosecution by Ashford Borough Council. The two refusals happened one after the other outside Ashford railway station in Kent on the evening of […]
The coroner who heard an inquest into a man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly removed is to press the government for information about a promised review into how it protects “vulnerable” claimants. Dr Elizabeth Didcock, Nottingham’s assistant […]
Disabled campaigners believe they are “one step closer to justice”, despite losing a legal case against the government over the potentially ruinous costs of taking discrimination cases through the courts. A high court judge yesterday (Wednesday) dismissed an application for judicial […]
Successive chairs of the Conservative party snubbed a request from their own equalities minister, after she asked them to explain how they intended to support more disabled people to become MPs and councillors. Penny Mordaunt (pictured) wrote last April to the […]
The coroner who heard an inquest into a man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly removed is to press the government for information about a promised review into how it protects “vulnerable” claimants. Dr Elizabeth Didcock, Nottingham’s assistant […]