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disability benefits

April 29, 2020

Disability Rights UK promotes petition to increase disability benefits

The Government has increased Universal Credit by £20 per week, but disabled people on other benefits have not received the same increase.
January 26, 2020

Majority of disability benefit claims in Scotland refused by UK Government

Analysis shows tens of thousands of people in Scotland have completely lost their disability benefits since 2013.
October 30, 2019

Scotland's reform to disability payments 'will reduce anxiety and stress'

A change in social security policy to reduce the anxiety and stress associated with the current UK Government disability payments process has been given strong public support in Scotland.
September 13, 2019

Disabled people remain the worst affected by bedroom tax

More than two thirds of households subject to the bedroom tax are in receipt of a disability benefit.
September 5, 2019

The Spending Review - a continuing attack on the poorest households

Recently on Twitter, Rory Stewart MP was discussing a visit to a foodbank, and struggling to process the anger he encountered.
May 30, 2019

Universal Credit, advertorials, and the BBC

In 2011, the BBC made a documentary The Future State of Welfare, presented by John Humphrys.
March 8, 2019

Appeal Court breakthrough for disabled EU benefit claimants

Two disabled people who moved to the UK from other EU countries have won an important Appeal Court case which entitles them to disability-related benefits in the UK from shortly after they arrived rather than having to wait two years.
March 6, 2019

Government 'dodging the big questions on disability benefits'

Universal Credit will leave many disabled people worse off, but the Work and Pensions Committee says the government's response to its concerns 'dodges all the big questions'.
March 2, 2019

Disabled households worse off on Universal Credit aim for Court of Appeal

Both households, who were moved onto Universal Credit due to error by the DWP, became entitled to significantly less because some disability-related payments are lower or non-existent in Universal Credit.
March 1, 2019

Scotland to start delivering disability benefit in 2020

During the transfer no-one will have to reapply for benefits, no claims will be reassessed and payments will be protected.