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The family of a man who starved to death after his out-of-work disability benefits were wrongly removed have won the right to have the safeguarding policies of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) examined by the high court. The family of […]
Two disabled students have won permission to launch a legal case against the government, over plans to restrict funding for the support and equipment that helps them attend university. They say they have been “ignored” by the government in a consultation […]
A high court ruling has raised new concerns about how disabled people will be affected by the combination of three major government reforms of social care, and the funding crisis facing local authorities. Two disabled children, known as L and P, […]
A disabled peer has helped to inflict another defeat on the coalition, in a continuing battle over its plans to make it harder to seek judicial reviews of government policies in the courts. The government wants to use its criminal justice […]