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disability

June 14, 2017

Majority of public believe carers are undervalued

More than 6.5 million people in the UK are currently providing care for an older, disabled or seriously ill loved one.
May 4, 2017

#CripTheVoteUK launches campaign for local and national elections

Disabled campaigners are today launching a UK branch of international group @CripTheVote ( @CripTheVoteUK ) to put urgent disability issues on the UK General Election 2017 agenda.
May 4, 2017

Crip The Vote launches UK voting campaign

Disabled people have launched a UK branch of the global #CripTheVote movement, to put disability issues on the General Election agenda.
April 26, 2017

Charity expresses concern at rise in ESA sanctions

A leading UK poverty charity, Turn2us, has raised concerns about an increase in the number of people receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) who have been sanctioned.
April 5, 2017

Charity highlights impact of move from DLA to PIP

A leading UK poverty charity ,Turn2us, is highlighting how the move from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment is leaving many people with a disability struggling to pay their basic living costs.
April 4, 2017

Open Letter to Prime Minister opposing ESA cut
April 1, 2017

ESA cut - where is the promised mitigation?

Imagine if a friend had a stroke, heart attack or disabling accident this weekend. Imagine they became unable to work for an indefinite period, perhaps years.
March 7, 2017

Disability, the minimum wage, and Christianity

In Matthew’s Gospel (20: 1-15) the parable of the workers in the vineyard culminates in the famous phrase, “So the last will be first, and the first will be last”.
March 1, 2017

Disabled woman resorts to suing shops that deny her access

A wheelchair user in Cambridge has begun court proceedings against eight businesses that have refused her requests to install ramps that would allow her to access them.
February 27, 2017

'Taking pills at home' - PIP and mental illness

Last week an Upper Tribunal ruling clarified the law, making it clear that people suffering from mental illness and who meet the criteria are entitled to a Personal Independence Payment (PIP).