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A new series of resources examines ways in which disabled people and allies can find ways to hold the state to account for the deaths of hundreds – and probably thousands – of claimants it has killed through welfare state violence. […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to release any information about a secret report into the death of a disabled woman, despite a coroner ruling that its actions had been the “trigger” for her suicide. DWP has even […]
Sick and disabled people have raised serious concerns about the latest Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announcement on its strategy to persuade more claimants receiving out-of-work sickness and disability benefits to consider moving towards employment. Many reacted angrily to DWP’s […]
Disabled people of colour say last weekend’s “horrific” far-right protest in London has left them feeling terrified and unsafe. Saturday’s protest was supposedly aimed at “free speech” but most of those who attended appeared to be there to complain about immigration, […]
A grieving widower has accused the disability minister of trying to erase the role of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in his wife’s suicide. An ombudsman concluded earlier this year that DWP failings were a “significant contributing factor” in […]
The proportion of working-age disabled people in England who are “economically inactive” is not “spiralling” and may even have fallen over the last nine years, new official government statistics suggest. Although it is impossible to draw firm conclusions from the figures, […]
An “exciting” and “incredible” new proposal to scrap the “deeply-flawed” personal independence payment (PIP) and replace it with a new supportive system that meets all of a person’s extra disability-related costs has been welcomed by MPs, disabled people and unions. The […]
The chair of the committee that advises the government on accessible transport has been told he will be replaced when his term is completed, after just three years in post. A low-key recruitment campaign to replace Matthew Campbell-Hill (pictured) as the new […]
A cross-party report by MPs has called for “root and branch transformation” of how disabled children and young people are treated within mainstream schools and colleges, but inclusive education campaigners say its conclusions should have been even bolder. The Commons education […]
Peers opposed to the assisted dying bill strongly outnumbered those who were in favour, during the first of two days of debate that will be spread over consecutive Fridays. Of about 90 peers who spoke last Friday (12 September), nearly two-thirds […]