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Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
![Ian Meldrum](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ian-Meldrum.jpg?w=768)
Amputee pensioner refused higher rate of disability benefit by DWP: 'I couldn't understand it'
Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death
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Instead of helping disabled people, Rishi Sunak wants to force us to work ourselves to death
Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause 'destitution': 'People are struggling'
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Government warned tougher benefit rules will cause 'destitution': 'People are struggling'
Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
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Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It's time we united for justice
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Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It's time we united for justice
How government blows tens of millions in taxpayer cash fighting disability benefit claims
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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'
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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'
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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?
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Disability benefits companies used to be fined millions by DWP – but not anymore. What happened?
What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
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What to expect from Liz Kendall as Keir Starmer's controversial shadow work and pensions secretary
Government's new welfare reforms could cause 'huge anxiety for disabled people'
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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
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Disabled people face 'harrowing' and 'inhumane' benefits assessments, MPs warn in Westminster debate
'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
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'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
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The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
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A quarter of a billion for a footballer? Just imagine what that money could do
A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
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A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn
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Government's £4bn childcare plan will 'leave disadvantaged kids behind', charities warn
There's no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking
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There's no use in governments being more businesslike if their values are already lacking
The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
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The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
Even my dog knows that this government doesn't have a plan
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