The number of working-age disabled people who received support from their local council dropped sharply last year, while the number admitted to care homes increased, according to a new report. The report found that the number of working-age disabled people receiving […]
Confusion over security firm’s TUC orders for rally protest
Union bosses have refused to say whether they sanctioned a private security company’s efforts to halt an anti-austerity protest by disabled activists. The protest at Marble Arch in central London was organised by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), and took place […]
DPAC protesters call for general strike over cuts
Disabled activists who have again brought central London traffic to a standstill have called for a general strike to highlight anger at government cuts to disability benefits and services. Members of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) blocked off the junction of […]
Anger and fear as disabled people march for A Future That Works
Disabled people who took part in a major anti-austerity march through London have described why they wanted to make their voices heard as they protested against the government’s cuts. More than 100, 000 people – the majority of them trades union […]
London 2012: Paralympic Village death of Nepali disabled activist sparks probes
Activists in Nepal are calling for a full investigation into the death of a disabled member of the Nepal National Paralympic Committee (NPC), whose body was found hanging inside the Paralympic Village. Man Bahadur Lopchan, who played a major part in […]
Row over DPO role in Capita bid for lucrative assessment contract
The UK’s most influential disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has become embroiled in a row over its involvement in helping the outsourcing giant Capita win a multi-million pound benefits assessment contract. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced in August that […]
Miller faces questions after new minister admits Access to Work spending has plunged
The government have finally admitted that spending on its Access to Work (AtW) employment support programme for disabled people has plummeted since 2010. Disability News Service (DNS) has repeatedly reported on figures showing the number of disabled people receiving funding through […]
CPS and police clueless over sharp drop in disability hate crime prosecutions
Both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the police have been unable to explain a sharp drop in the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime. The CPS released its annual hate crime report today, which shows the number of disability […]
Courts to be asked to declare government’s ILF consultation unlawful
Six disabled people have launched a legal action over the government’s decision to scrap the Independent Living Fund (ILF). They will ask the courts to declare that the coalition’s public consultation on the proposed closure – which ended last week – […]
Universal credit ‘could drive hundreds of thousands over the edge’
Campaigners are involved in a stand-off with the government over a major new report that warns hundreds of thousands of disabled people could find themselves driven “over the edge” by welfare reforms. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson led the inquiry by Disability Rights […]