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The sister of a disabled woman whose death was caused by flaws in the benefits system has pledged to fight for a public inquiry into other such deaths, after a government contractor agreed to pay “substantial” compensation for its failings. Both […]
The mother of a disabled woman who took her own life after her benefits were wrongly stopped is to make a second attempt to secure permission to appeal against a high court ruling. Joy Dove is fighting to secure a second […]
The government appears to have confirmed that ministers have secured new funding in just two areas – education and employment – to support the implementation of their new National Disability Strategy. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported that Treasury documents […]
Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people. The new Disability Employment Charter makes demands of the government in nine […]
The high court has this week heard the latest stage in a long-running battle to secure justice for thousands of disabled benefit claimants who lost out financially after being forced onto universal credit. The hearing, due to end today (Thursday), concerns […]
The families of disabled benefit claimants whose deaths have been closely linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have met for the first time after visiting a ground-breaking digital exhibition. The Museum of Austerity uses the […]
Proposals by a user-led commission for sweeping reform of the social security system – including a new “extra costs” benefit for disabled people – have secured overwhelming support in a consultation exercise. More than 1,100 people responded to a draft plan […]
The new minister for disabled people has said it is a “big priority” for her to address the legacy of distress and distrust created by a decade of deaths of benefit claimants that have been linked to the actions of her […]
The possibility of merging personal independence payment (PIP) with universal credit is “on the table” as part of a fresh wave of social security reforms, work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has admitted. In response to a question from Disability News […]
Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has strongly signalled that her department will launch a new bid to try to push more disabled people with high support needs into work. Coffey, speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative party conference […]