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Jan 16, 2025 · Conservative ministers prevented research that showed disabled people on out-of-work benefits were subject to high levels of stress, debt and isolation from being included in a …
High court victory over Tory DWP cuts will provide impetus to …
3 days ago · A “groundbreaking” legal victory at the high court has provided fuel for disabled activists to fight the new government’s expected cuts to spending on disability benefits, and to …
‘Dangerous’ rollout of universal credit ‘poses threat’ to disabled ...
4 days ago · The “dangerous” rollout of universal credit to half a million more claimants is a potential threat to the “safety and well-being” of disabled people who currently rely on so …
Disabled people ‘have been betrayed’, 20 years on from …
Jan 16, 2025 · Disabled experts who advised the Labour government on its ground-breaking Life Chances report – which was published 20 years ago on Sunday – say successive …
Sample of disabled people forced onto universal credit shows …
Jan 16, 2025 · Every one of a sample of about 100 disabled people forced onto universal credit is now receiving less in benefits than when they were transferred from so-called legacy benefits, …
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
4 days ago · Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new …
Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
Jan 16, 2025 · Evidence is mounting that government plans to reform the disability benefits system are fatally flawed. Last week’s Transforming Support white paper appears to be slowly …
About DNS - Disability News Service
Disability News Service (DNS) is run by John Pring, a disabled journalist who has been reporting on disability issues for nearly 25 years. He launched DNS in April 2009 to address the …
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Conservative ministers decided to hide a report that exposed the flaws of the “degrading” personal independence payment (PIP) system, just five days before they published proposals to replace …
Benefits and Poverty – Disability News Service
Conservative ministers prevented research that showed disabled people on out-of-work benefits were subject to high levels of stress, debt and isolation from being included in a controversial …