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Government finally orders research into why disability benefit numbers are rising, as concerns grow over cuts
The government has finally ordered research into the reasons behind what it claims is a “spiralling” increase in the number ...
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Safeguards against coercion in assisted suicide bill are ‘incredibly weak’, disabled academic tells MPs
MPs pushing for the legalisation of assisted suicide have been warned by a disabled academic that protections in the proposed ...
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Labour’s ‘watered-down’ response to Grenfell evacuation proposal ‘was a betrayal’
The government must abandon its “watered-down” proposals for emergency evacuation of disabled people who live in high-rise ...
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Universal credit barriers mean disabled women face ‘terrifying’ risk of destitution, MPs are warned
Disabled women have warned MPs that the continuing process to move them onto universal credit from their existing benefits is ...
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Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds
Being in receipt of disability benefits has a significant positive impact on a disabled person’s wellbeing and level of “life ...
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Assisted suicide bill will have ‘serious and profound’ negative impact on disabled people, MPs are told
A bill that aims to legalise assisted suicide will have a “serious and profound” negative impact on how disabled people’s lives are valued by society, MPs have been warned. Fazilet Hadi, head of ...
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Snap survey reveals disabled people’s ‘fear and desperation’ ahead of likely cuts to benefits
The responses of disabled people who answered a question about the likely impact of expected government cuts to disability benefits have revealed a worrying level of “fear and desperation”, say ...