Disabled people face ‘hidden crisis’ in accessible housing
Disabled people have been left “demoralised and frustrated” by the housing system and face a…
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Social care ‘citizens’ assembly’ set up by MPs omits DPOs from panel of experts
A consultation event set up by MPs to produce recommendations from members of the public…
Research shows huge postcode differences in NHS continuing healthcare
New research has shown that some people in England with complex health and social care…
Network neglect leaves government ‘closer to coercion than co-production’
The government’s reputation on disability equality has suffered a further damaging blow, after it admitted…
Anger over DWP refusal to repay claimants £150 million from botched reassessments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to pay back as much as…
Government rejects nearly all recommendations from MPs’ access inquiry
The government has accepted just three of 23 recommendations made by a committee of MPs…
Spring statement ‘shows disabled people will continue to bear brunt of austerity’
The chancellor’s spring statement shows that disabled people will continue to bear the brunt of…
‘Extraordinary’ government response to question over social care progress
The government has failed to set up a single committee involving experts from outside the…
Absence of stats ‘is killer blow to government’s disability employment pledge’
The failure to provide up-to-date figures showing how many disabled people are in work is…
Minister’s ‘insult to injury’ snub to DPOs over social care round table
Government ministers are facing criticism after organising a “round table” event on the future of…