Benefit appeal recordings not possible at nearly half tribunal venues
The government is discriminating against disabled benefit claimants by failing to install equipment at tribunal…
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Surprise PIP report raises concerns over ministers’ spending plans
Disabled campaigners have been left bemused and concerned by a report from an independent fiscal…
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…
Rudd has not delayed roll out of universal credit, DWP confirms
The roll out of the government’s much-criticised universal credit benefit system has not been delayed…
Bungling DWP announces seventh review of disability benefits errors in a year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to launch its seventh costly…
Traumatised child rape survivor harassed again by DWP as he waits to give evidence
A traumatised benefit claimant has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of “sheer…
PIP announcement should mean more claimants are spared reassessments
Work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd has announced measures that should mean fewer disabled people…
UN poverty report: Newton refuses to apologise for misleading MPs about report
The minister for disabled people is refusing to apologise to MPs for misleading them about…
‘Chaotic’ universal credit led to disabled man’s death, sister tells UN poverty expert
A UN expert has heard how a man with learning difficulties died a month after…
Atos threatens to call police after claimant questions PIP assessor’s mental health training
Staff working for a discredited benefit assessments contractor threatened to call the police after a…