Disability News Service

The education secretary has admitted that a government bill that will introduce sweeping reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system has been delayed because it is “not quite right”. Lucy Powell, in her first evidence session before the Commons […]

Conservative plans to cut £36 billion a year from social security spending if they win the next election include seven separate measures that target disabled people’s support, analysis of the proposals has shown. On Tuesday, party leader Kemi Badenoch spoke of the […]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has ignored analysis that showed how her “catastrophic” plans to save £1 billion from the Motability scheme would decimate the programme and put it beyond the reach of hundreds of thousands of disabled people. Badenoch’s party was warned […]

Conservative plans to cut £36 billion a year from social security spending have completely ignored the risk of harm to disabled people, despite past Tory governments being responsible for hundreds, and probably thousands, of claimant suicides and other deaths. On Tuesday, party […]

New analysis suggests that local authorities that have a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) working within their area perform better when inspected by the care regulator, particularly when it comes to promoting equality. The analysis by Inclusion Barnet found that local authorities that […]

The senior private sector executive responsible for managing disability benefit assessments across much of southern England posted “offensive” and “cruel” social media messages attacking disabled people and supporting far-right activist Tommy Robinson, Disability News Service can reveal. Andy Bowie is a director […]

Disabled people’s organisations have asked the prime minister to meet them at the new No 10 North in Manchester when they protest about the government’s disability rights track record next month. Disabled activists, led by Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), will be […]

New government figures appear to show significant cuts to spending on the flagship Access to Work scheme, just as Labour ministers are insisting they want to support more disabled people into work. The government figures add weight to concerns repeatedly raised about […]

Disabled people have provided vital first-person evidence of the extra costs faced by autistic people, and those with ADHD, anxiety and depression, just as the government appears set to recommend cuts to their benefits. Ministers have hinted that both the Milburn and […]

The government’s annual publication of figures on disability employment has failed yet again to show how disabled people’s experience in the jobs market has changed over the last year. The “main points” of yesterday’s (Wednesday) publication on the employment of working-age disabled […]

Disabled audience members face a “disability tax” of nearly £100 every time they attend a live music event, according to a survey by a disabled-led charity. Attitude is Everything (AiE) found that disabled respondents across the UK reported spending on average an […]

Disabled people will have to wait until next month, and possibly December, to discover the government’s plans for cuts and reforms to their support through the social security system, after this week’s budget offered few new hints. The chancellor, John Healey (pictured), […]

Disabled people’s organisations have labelled yesterday’s budget as “superficial” and a “miniature sticking plaster” as they wait with concern for the recommendations of two major reviews set to report to the government next month. Measures announced by chancellor John Healey to address […]

The employment minister – backed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – appears to have trashed the government’s long-held position that only “good work” is good for your health, while also calling for “everyone” to have paid jobs. The new […]

A member of the steering group reviewing the future of personal independence payment (PIP) has delivered a powerful rebuttal to research – co-written by a fellow member – which called for spending on disability benefits for children to be slashed. There was […]

Disabled people have praised a shocking documentary “experiment” that exposes how Nazi ideology is being used to argue the case for cutting spending on disability support. Although some disabled people who watched the Channel 4 documentary were horrified by the programme, most […]

There has been another significant and “encouraging” rise in the number of homecare services in England over the last year, according to a report by the care regulator. In its annual State of Care report, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said another […]

The UK Covid inquiry is guilty of “a deep disservice” to disabled people neglected in their own homes during the pandemic by failing to examine their experiences in detail in its crucial report on the social care system, say campaigners. On Tuesday, […]

Disabled campaigners say they are “deeply concerned” about the government’s commitment to scrapping care charges, after a minister refused to confirm that Andy Burnham’s pledge of free personal care for older people would also apply to working-age disabled people. There was alarm […]

Three leading social media companies have failed to act over animations that are spreading hate and lies about disabled people who receive benefits at an “alarming” rate. The animations – focusing on recipients of personal independence payment (PIP) – have been viewed […]