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July 15, 2020

Disabled woman given permission for legal challenge to care charging policy

Solicitirs say the charging policy discriminates against severely disabled people who are not in work.
June 29, 2019

Department for Work and Pensions annual report and accounts published

Personal Independence Payment has the highest level of underpayments, at 3.8 per cent of expenditure.
June 28, 2019

Is the Jeremy Kyle Show being held accountable to a higher standard than the government?

This week Damian Collins, the Conservative Chair of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, said the makers of the Jeremy Kyle Show were irresponsible.
June 21, 2019

Motability Operations commits to reducing its capital reserves

Motability Operations, which provides some disabled people with a leased car in return for their disability benefit, has £2.5 billion of reserves.
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'.
January 18, 2019

PIP has cost up to £2 billion more than keeping DLA

The introduction of PIP has cost £4 billion more than estimated whilst failing disabled people, says Disability Rights UK.
January 9, 2019

Select Committees to question Motability heads on pay and governance

The National Audit Office highlighted "extraordinarily high levels of reserves and executive pay" at Motability Operations.
December 24, 2018

The nativity, child poverty, and where the church stands

At Christmas, Christians focus their thoughts and prayers on a traditional nativity scene, with the baby Jesus at its centre.
July 20, 2018

MP seeks to change definition of terminal illness for benefit claimants

People must have 'a reasonable expectation of death within six months' to be fast-tracked for benefits. MP Madeline Moon has presented a Bill challenging the government's definition of terminal illness in such cases.
July 6, 2018

Government 'creating hostile environment for disability benefit claimants'

New research reveals the devastating impacts that welfare reforms are having on the lives of people who are disabled or severely unwell.