Disability
Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
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Deaf man awarded £50,000 after 'oppressive' and 'discriminatory' treatment by DWP
Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
Benefit reforms 'entirely in the wrong direction' to help disabled people into work, DWP warned
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Benefit reforms 'entirely in the wrong direction' to help disabled people into work, DWP warned
Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there's a better way
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Sunak and the DWP are trying to push people back to work. We think there's a better way
“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
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“I knew I was miserable but to say I’d rather be dead? It hurts me that my younger self didn’t see a future.” Actor Liz Carr’s lightbulb moment that changed her life
'I'm terrified': Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
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'I'm terrified': Disabled and mentally ill people share harrowing experiences of benefits system
Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it's far messier than that
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Sunak acts like his benefits crackdown impacts the whole UK – but it's far messier than that
DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing 'unimaginable terror', MPs warn
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DWP crackdown on disability benefits is already causing 'unimaginable terror', MPs warn
Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government's own making
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Disabled people are trapped in a housing crisis of the government's own making
'It makes me want to scream': PIP changes could be 'tragic' for disabled people, DWP warned
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'It makes me want to scream': PIP changes could be 'tragic' for disabled people, DWP warned
PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?
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PIP changes: What is the government planning with the disability benefits system?
DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: 'This won't solve the UK's problems'
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DWP sparks outcry as disabled people face end to cash benefits: 'This won't solve the UK's problems'
DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work
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DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 people – but very few will actually find paid work
I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they're just not listening
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I know how to make the DWP better and get more people into work – but they're just not listening
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
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DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has 'violated disabled people's rights'
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Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has 'violated disabled people's rights'
Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
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Artist Ray Young: 'Our government is threatening disabled people's rights – there's no compassion'
'It's evil what they're doing': DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
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'It's evil what they're doing': DWP denying benefits to people with schizophrenia and mental illness
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
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My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
DWP could violate human rights with plan to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts
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