A new report has raised concerns that the coalition government could be planning moves to cut the amount it spends on disability living allowance (DLA). Although a Department for Work and Pensions spokeswoman said there had been “no signs” from ministers of an attack on the key disability benefit, the report contains repeated references to [...]

Campaigners have warned of a “triple-jeopardy” facing disabled people, after the government launched its plans for welfare reform. Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative work and pensions secretary, pledged to fight poverty, simplify the benefits system and improve incentives to work. Announcing his determination to “build a fairer society” and stressing his “personal commitment to equal [...]

Disability organisations have given a cool welcome to government plans to set up an independent commission to find a “sustainable” way to reform social care funding. The plans were laid out in this week’s Queen’s speech, with the government pledging that the commission would report within one year of being set up. It said the [...]

Disabled activists have warned that the £6.2 billion spending cuts announced by the government this week could have a severe impact on disabled people’s lives. David Laws, the Liberal Democrat chief secretary to the Treasury, announced heavy cuts to the budgets of nearly every government department, and warned: “The years of public sector plenty are [...]

Leading campaigners have fiercely criticised the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), after new figures showed it has failed to make vital improvements to the number of disabled people who use its website and helplines. In October 2008, at the end of its first year, senior EHRC figures promised to take action to increase the [...]