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“Heartless” government reforms that will eventually scrap the “fitness for work” assessment “defy logic” and pose significant risks to sick and disabled people who cannot work, say activists who have fought for years to highlight the test’s fatal flaws. The decision […]
An Autumn Statement that has provided “distracting crumbs” of funding will not be enough to address the impact of 12 years of austerity that has stripped away support from disabled people, campaigners and activists warned this week. The response from disabled […]
A disabled campaigner has painted a stark picture of the psychological and financial impact of the system of charging for care and support services, as he gave evidence to a committee of MPs. Kevin Caulfield told the Commons health and social […]
A BBC documentary has revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has lost more disability discrimination cases at employment tribunal than any other employer in Britain since 2016. Monday’s Panorama programme* reported on DWP’s “shocking track record” of discriminating […]
Measures introduced this week to address the scandalous treatment of autistic people and people with learning difficulties in mental health hospitals are strikingly similar to failed government measures announced seven years ago. Health and social secretary Matt Hancock announced five measures […]
The health secretary has been confronted by a campaigner after government figures revealed the number of hospitals charging disabled people to use their carparks rose by 12 per cent in just a year. Kush Kanodia, a disabled ambassador for Disability Rights […]
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has refused to say if it kept its promise to pass evidence about a former senior civil servant – twice arrested over unconnected rape allegations – to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual […]
Disabled campaigners have reacted with alarm to the government’s decision that it will not address the social care funding crisis until the end of next year, despite announcing billions of pounds a year extra for the NHS. Despite saying in a […]
The government’s decision to rebrand the Department of Health as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has raised concerns about its plans for addressing the social care funding crisis. This week’s ministerial reshuffle saw the number of ministers in […]
Hundreds of disabled children in England are starting to benefit from a new fund that will provide them with the specialist prosthetic limbs they need to take part in sports and other activities that were previously inaccessible to them. The Department […]