Disability

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services
two people on chairs having a discussion. a form is in the centre
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP job advisers will soon be in GP surgeries and mental health services

Charities have welcomed the increase in employment support for disabled people, but there are also fears that this latest measure could be a 'huge risk' which prevents people from accessing medical help
Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support
Access to work

Disabled man may be forced to close his business after DWP slashed his Access to Work support

The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here's how to overhaul it
New work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden in the House of Commons
Benefits

The DWP is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of disabled people. Here's how to overhaul it

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: 'Why I'm learning sign language at 50-years-old'
Daniel Lustig-Webb

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb: 'Why I'm learning sign language at 50-years-old'

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support
Disabled people

DWP plans could see more than 50,000 disabled people lose access to vital work support

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What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?
money/ pip backdated payments
Disability benefits

What is a PIP back payment and how do I know if I'm eligible?

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit
a pile of pound coins on a white surface // unemployment benefits
Disability benefits

What is PIP and how do I claim it? Everything you need to know about the DWP disability benefit

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights
Keir Starmer and education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is also running to be deputy prime minister, at a reception for teachers and teaching assistants in 10 Downing Street.
Bethany Bale

Children with SEND need support. The government must not restrict their rights

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments
DWP disability benefits
Disability benefits

How to navigate DWP disability benefit applications and PIP assessments

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide
Screenshot of the film More Than A Parent depicts an unpaid parent carer sitting on the floor of her kitchen
Social care

Revealed: Over a third of parents who care for sick or disabled children have considered suicide

This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break
Sport

This snooker club is giving people with physical and learning disabilities their big break

Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that's a good thing
Letters

Letters: At least Angela Rayner had the decency to resign – that's a good thing

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
A Trussell food bank worker sorting food parcels. Image: Dan Prince
Food banks

Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'
energy bills
fuel poverty

Disabled families use foil blankets to keep warm as energy bills keep surging: 'We have to keep going'

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP
Composite image of PIP recipient Ron Farrington and secretary of state for work and pensions Liz Kendall
Disability benefits

I have arthritis, incontinence and other chronic health conditions. The DWP didn't think I needed PIP

Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people
Prime minister Keir Starmer
Welfare

Labour's next round of benefit cuts risks hitting 600,000 disabled people

I've had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement
Images of Lydia Thomas, a 32-year-old from Kent who receives PIP
Benefits

I've had to appeal every single one of my PIP claims – the system is in dire need of improvement

Five key things you need to know about PIP
A person filling out a form
Disability benefits

Five key things you need to know about PIP

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'
Jack at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Image: Arsenal in the Community
Football

How Arsenal is empowering young disabled people through football: 'It's one of the best things you can do'

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him
Our Vendors

Disabled Big Issue vendor Jason has fought 21 years for an accessible home. There are millions like him

Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?
stephen timms
Mikey Erhardt

Is the Timms Review of disability benefit PIP just a tick-box exercise?

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Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'
Labour MP Rachael Maskell
Politics

Suspended rebel MP Rachael Maskell: 'If Labour doesn't change, I fear where this country is headed'

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'
Access to work

Disabled people warn of brutal 'secret' cuts to DWP Access to Work support: 'It's been horrific'

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer
Gabrielle Pickard Whitehead

The importance of PIP for disabled people has never been clearer

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that
Disability journalist, author and activist Rachel Charlton-Dailey outside the United Nations
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that