The government’s refusal to introduce a national system to administer applications for blue parking badges is to blame for lengthy delays and backlogs across the country, according to a leading disabled motoring expert. Last month, retired Paralympian Steve Varden described the […]
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UN debate will be reminder of true inclusive education
A high-profile day of debate will be a chance to remind the United Nations – and the UK government – what disabled people mean by “inclusive education”, say campaigners. The UN’s committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) has […]
IDS breaks pledge on PIP waiting-times, as tens of thousands still queue for months
Government ministers have broken their high-profile promise to slash all waiting-times for the new disability benefit to less than four months. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to comment yesterday (Thursday) on the broken promise that – by the […]
Miliband causes chaos with answer on ILF closure
Labour leader Ed Miliband caused chaos this week after he was asked if he would save the Independent Living Fund (ILF) if Labour won power at May’s general election. Miliband told the audience that the government “should not be getting rid […]
Ministers change the story – yet again – on benefit-related deaths
Ministers have admitted releasing yet more inaccurate information about their secret inquiries into the deaths of benefit claimants. Last year, the Department for Work and Pensions stated, in a Freedom of Information Act (FoI) response, that it did not hold any […]