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Disabled people have provided vital first-person evidence of the extra costs faced by autistic people, and those with ADHD, anxiety and depression, just as the government appears set to recommend cuts to their benefits. Ministers have hinted that both the Milburn […]
Some of disabled people’s fears appear to have been confirmed late last night as the government released draft recommendations from its review of personal independence payment (PIP) which suggest ministers are planning cuts to some cash payments. The document provides no […]
The government’s social security advisers have refused to criticise ministers or take any action after official documents proved that “right to try” reforms at the heart of Labour’s “landmark” plans to push more disabled people into employment were “worthless”. Disability News […]
Government documents prove that the “right to try” reforms at the centre of Labour’s “landmark” plans to push more sick and disabled people into employment are “worthless” and “a disgrace”, disabled critics have concluded. Labour pledged in its 2024 manifesto that it would […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to rule out spending cuts to personal independence payment (PIP) when it completes a year-long review that is being headed by the disability minister. Misleading reports in right-wing media last week suggested […]
A government reshuffle has raised concerns over a possible new hardline approach from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ministers, and further delays to Labour action on accessible housing and education. The major reshuffle saw Liz Kendall sacked and replaced by […]
Not a single organisation that responded to a consultation by the last government was in favour of replacing a monthly cash payment for disability benefits with vouchers or one-off grants, civil servants have finally admitted. Documents obtained through a freedom of […]
Waiting-times faced by disabled people trying to use a benefit enquiry line are even higher than previously thought, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that the “average speed of answer” for […]
Waiting-times on a benefit enquiry line have continued to rise, despite the minister for disabled people promising that his department was recruiting extra staff to bring them down. In April, Tom Pursglove (pictured) admitted that the average waiting time in March […]
Disabled people trying to contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pass on urgent information about their disability benefit claims are facing delays of more than an hour before their calls are answered. Even when the calls are answered, […]