Minister says stopping benefit sanctions would do disabled people ‘a great disservice’
A minister has suggested that the government would be doing a “great disservice” to disabled…
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McVey’s universal credit refusal could see hundreds of thousands lose all income
The failure of ministers to make a key change to the way the government will…
Lib Dem conference: Universal credit migration is set for disaster, warns Lloyd
The impact of the “migration” of hundreds of thousands of disabled people onto universal credit…
Universal credit leaves claimants with mental health problems ‘tangled in bureaucracy’
People with mental health problems are becoming “tangled up” in the bureaucracy and flaws of…
User-led network could close as latest victim of competition from big charities
A national network of mental health service-users, survivors and activists is facing closure next month…
Open letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP
Disabled activists have called on the charity Mind to explain how seconding a senior member…
Disability-related honours handed to special school heads and service-providers
The Cabinet Office has defended the diversity of the UK honours system, despite the latest…
Fresh anger over Mind’s government links as Farmer heads new review
The appointment of Mind’s chief executive to head an employment review for the prime minister…
Activists mourn Robert Dellar, co-founder of Mad Pride and a ‘tenacious force for good’
Mental health activists are mourning the loss of Robert Dellar, a “tenacious force for good…
Big disability charities ‘are selling out disabled people’ by seeking DWP contracts
The country’s largest disability charities have been accused of “selling out” disabled people, as they…