DPO welcomes ‘ground-breaking partnership’ with elected mayor
A ground-breaking new partnership between disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and Greater Manchester’s elected mayor could…
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Motability set to spend millions more on grants for adapted vehicles
The Motability car scheme is set to increase substantially the number of grants it makes…
Move to universal credit could be ‘disastrous’ for disabled people, say MPs
The government’s new universal credit benefit system could have “disastrous” consequences for disabled people if…
Fresh Motability criticism after watchdog’s report
The company that runs the Motability car scheme and the charity that oversees its work…
DWP is asked why ‘not fit for work’ universal credit claimants are being sanctioned
A minister has been asked why the benefits of hundreds of sick and disabled claimants…
Minister denies lying to MPs over Disability Confident history
The minister for disabled people has denied lying to an influential committee of MPs about…
Disability Confident employers promise less than one job each on average
Nearly 7,000 employers that signed up to the government’s much-criticised Disability Confident jobs scheme have…
Charities fail to tell MPs about clauses that ‘prevent them attacking McVey and DWP’
Representatives of disability charities have given evidence to MPs about the impact of government social…
Atos and Capita win PIP contract extension ‘because DWP is chained to a corpse’
The government’s decision to extend the contracts of two discredited companies that carry out disability…
Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs
The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive culture of mistrust”, fuelled…