Disability
Here’s when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing

Here’s when people got the disability cost of living payment – and what to do if yours is missing
Here’s all you need to know about the disability cost of living payment – who’s eligible, when it was paid and how to report it missing
Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing

Councils wasting millions in taxpayer cash fighting families of disabled kids – and losing
Councils wasted £60 million fighting parents over support for disabled children, writes Disabled Children’s Partnership’s Stephen Kingdom. It could have funded 10,000 mainstream school spaces for kids with additional needs
Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Disabled people are suffering as a result of austerity and neglect. That’s why disabled people’s organisations are uniting for justice, write Mikey Erhardt and Bethany Bale
Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons
Pioneering supermodel with Down’s syndrome Ellie Goldstein shares her most empowering life lessons
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’

Man left severely disabled after sudden stroke. Now he’s homeless and trapped in a ‘vicious circle’
Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’

Blind woman mistakenly refused disability benefits by DWP: ‘I was in shock’
Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?

Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’

Government’s new welfare reforms could cause ‘huge anxiety for disabled people’
Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate

Disabled people face ‘harrowing’ and ‘inhumane’ benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away

Young man who died by suicide feared DWP would take disability benefits away
Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels ‘nearly impossible’
The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’

The DWP disability benefits system has ‘failed people living with Parkinson’s for a decade’
DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review

DWP faces disability benefits backlog as record 430,000 people wait for PIP review
‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out

‘The DWP disability benefits system has crushed me’: a domestic abuse survivor speaks out
‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’

‘The DWP refused me PIP and took universal credit deductions because my landlord told them to. How am I supposed to live?’
This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks

This teenager with MS is fighting for change after DWP universal credit waiting times forced her to use food banks
‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments

‘Stressful and depressing’: More of your stories from DWP benefits assessments
Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans

Half a million seriously ill and disabled people could have universal credit cut under DWP plans
Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor

Panic attacks, pressure to ‘ramp up numbers’ and a ‘bullying atmosphere’: Life as a DWP disability benefits assessor
‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments

‘They make me feel like a criminal’: Your stories of DWP benefits assessments
‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’

‘The DWP took away my disability benefits. I’ve had so many tribunal dates I’ve lost count’
‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded

‘We need the freedom to travel’: Disabled people fear train ticket office closures will leave them stranded
What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like? 

What would a fair disability benefits assessment look like?
Exclusive: Disabled people are ‘set up to fail’ by the DWP in target-driven disability benefits system, whistleblowers reveal
