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6 days ago · Disability News Service (DNS) covers the latest news and campaigns on disability rights, welfare, access and equality in the UK. Read stories on topics such as benefit deaths, assisted suicide, universal credit, transport and arts.
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
6 days ago · The government has published a green paper on shaping future support for working-age disabled people, which suggests cutting spending and merging PIP with universal credit. The paper also compares disability benefits systems in four countries and invites feedback from claimants and stakeholders.
Government pledge to scrap discriminatory ban on online …
5 days ago · Disabled politicians have welcomed the government’s pledge to scrap the ban on councillors attending meetings online, which should see an end to some of the discrimination they face when trying to play a role in local government. Labour’s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has promised to ...
SEN improvements ‘could see tens of thousands more disabled …
5 days ago · Tens of thousands more disabled children could have their needs met in a mainstream setting rather than a special school, if there were major improvements to the special educational needs (SEN) system, a report published by the government has found. The report, commissioned under the last government ...
Fresh DWP fears after Kendall helps launch report that calls for …
6 days ago · A report by the Pathways to Work Commission, chaired by Alan Milburn, calls for DWP to become a “department for work” and to introduce a “duty to engage” with employment support. The report also suggests cutting out-of-work disability benefits and ignoring the safeguarding issues within DWP, while disabled people’s organisations are not consulted.
New charter calls for ‘bold’ action from government on disability ...
Oct 24, 2024 · Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people.
Access to Work in crisis as figures show ‘massive’ waiting-list
6 days ago · The government's disability employment programme has seen a massive increase in the number of disabled people waiting for decisions on their applications, from 4,890 to 20,909 in a year. The scheme provides support for disabled people's work-related expenses, but faces complaints of delays, errors and bureaucracy.
Research shows how tens of thousands of disabled staff are …
6 days ago · New research shows why tens of thousands of disabled people every year are being “managed out” of their jobs by disablist employers. The researchers concluded that the Equality Act was “failing to live up to its potential”, with many …
Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
6 days ago · The white paper proposes to reform the disability benefits system by scrapping the work capability assessment and replacing it with a health element of universal credit. Disabled activists, politicians, charities and unions warn that the plans are flawed, risky and could lead to more poverty and harm.
‘Deep concern’ over government’s disability benefits green …
Oct 24, 2024 · Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and others have raised serious concerns about suggestions that ministers want to cut future spending on disability benefits and merge personal independence payment with universal credit.