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disability

May 21, 2018

Rail company policy on disabled passengers 'outrageous'

Rail company instructions to staff regarding disabled passengers dubbed insulting and outrageous.
May 10, 2018

Credible plan to sustain underfunded care sector needed this year, says PAC

The Public Accounts Committee has expressed concern at the levels of unmet need for social care, which it describes as "high and rising".
May 1, 2018

First High Court challenge of Universal Credit begins

Two severely disabled men launch the first judicial review of Universal Credit.
May 1, 2018

Councils cannot cap personal budgets under Care Act, says Ombudsman

Councils cannot set maximum budget levels when calculating the cost of people’s care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.
April 23, 2018

Government responds to reports on PIP and ESA assessments

The Government has published its response to two reports from the Work and Pensions Committee on assessments for ESA and PIP.
March 20, 2018

Access to Work cap increased

Esther McVey has announced that the cap on Access to Work payments, due to be challenged in the High Court, will be increased.
March 20, 2018

Extending payday loan cap could stop thousands getting into spiral of debt, says CAB

Research from Citizens Advice shows that extending the same rules that cover payday loans to the doorstep lending market could prevent people getting into problem debt, and save up to £123 million in interest payments.
March 17, 2018

Scientific study reveals severe level of disability caused by ME

A scientific study has found that people with myalgic encephalomyelitis are 'measurably more disabled' than people with multiple sclerosis.
March 2, 2018

Disability coalition calls for talks with Prime Minister over 'human catastrophe'

A coalition of disabled people’s organisations has written to the Prime Minister urging her to meet with them to discuss the deteriorating quality of life experienced by millions of disabled people in the UK.
March 1, 2018

Why Universal Credit needs to be stopped and scrapped

The designers of Universal Credit sold it as a simplification of the benefits system.