Posted by The Mobility Superstore: www.themobilitysuperstore.co.uk As the government’s austerity programme starts to bite, it seems that people living with disability could be bearing the brunt. The coalition’s so-called bedroom tax involves cutting housing benefit for those people in social housing […]
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‘Liars!’ MPs use DNS investigation to accuse Atos over PIP contract
MPs have used evidence provided by Disability News Service (DNS) to accuse the outsourcing giant Atos of lying in the document it used to win a £184 million disability assessment contract. Members of the Commons public accounts committee were quizzing senior […]
Life in the PIP queue: DWP, Atos and Capita shamed over new cases
MPs and charities have publicly shamed the government, and two of its contractors, over the botched implementation of the coalition’s new disability benefit, and its impact on disabled people. Representatives from three charities – DABD (UK), Citizens Advice and Mencap – […]
Budget: Social security cap will be ‘disastrous’
Government plans to cap the annual amount spent on social security – including key disability benefits – have been criticised by disabled campaigners. The Conservative chancellor, George Osborne, announced in this week’s budget that the spending cap would be set at […]
Liberty judgments could provide safeguards for thousands
Thousands of disabled people should now receive regular reviews to ensure that they are not being deprived of their liberty by health or social care professionals, thanks to two keenly-anticipated Supreme Court decisions. The court found unanimously that a 39-year-old disabled […]
Funding blow damages hopes of footballers on road to Rio
Members of Britain’s blind football team have criticised a government quango’s decision to cut much of their funding, just a year after it was awarded for the first time. The decision to confirm the funding cut will make it harder for […]
Government ducks challenge on accessible housing
The government has ignored calls to introduce tough new accessible housing standards. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced its plans this week for a “radically simplified” system of standards in the design and construction of new homes. The […]
Craven faces international criticism over human rights comments
The British head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has been heavily criticised after suggesting that future hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games should not be judged on their countries’ human rights standards. Sir Philip Craven told a journalist from […]
Gallagher’s passion brings historic Sochi gold
She is the first British alpine skier ever to win a gold medal at either a Paralympic or Olympic Games, but what Kelly Gallagher really wants to do is to go home, put on her pyjamas and watch some television. Before […]
Urgent action needed on PIP, say MPs
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must act urgently to deal with the “dire situation” and “unacceptable” delays facing claimants of the government’s new disability benefit, according to a committee of MPs. The work and pensions select committee said in […]