DWP fails to correct dodgy figures on thousands of ESA claimants who dropped out in move to universal credit #DWP #ESA www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-fails-to...

DWP fails to correct dodgy figures on thousands of ESA claimants who dropped out in move to universal credit #DWP #ESA www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-fails-to...

Nationalised rail firm ‘was desperate’ to settle trio of discrimination cases, as calls mount for stronger laws #RailwaysBill #AccessibleTransport #GTR @abcommuters.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/nationalised...

Government reveals next steps, and new research, on addressing pay discrimination facing disabled workers #PayDiscrimination #DisabilityPayGap #DisabilityDiscrimination www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...

Milestone report finds systemic weaknesses in some councils’ delivery of adult social care #SocialCare #AdultSocialCare #CQC www.disabilitynewsservice.com/milestone-re...

Disability minister leading PIP review warns there ‘may well be reductions’ in spending #TimmsReview #PIP #PIPreview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-d...

Disabled people’s organisations raise concerns over ‘less than honest’ and ‘diluted’ PIP review report #TimmsReview #PIP #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-d...

DWP removes PIP deaths and harm figures from annual report, just as Timms publishes findings from his PIP review #PIP #DWP #TimmsReview #BenefitDeaths www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-d...

Secret reviews into claimant deaths nearly doubled last year, #DWP annual report reveals (…on page 94) #BenefitDeaths www.disabilitynewsservice.com/secret-revie...

Disabled members of Your Party, the troubled new grassroots socialist party, are hoping a commission will develop a series of disability policies based on the “real life experience” of “normal, day-to-day people”. #YourParty #DisabilityRightsCommission www.disabilitynewsservice.com/your-party-h...

The Tory party is refusing to say who has been appointed to lead a “landmark” review of disability benefits or to provide any details of how they will engage with disabled people, more than 3 weeks after it was launched. #HelenWhately #Conservatives www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tories-refus...

Food insecurity is a “widespread, severe” issue for disabled people, with rising costs a “significant” challenge, according to evidence to an inquiry just as the govt released a report on disability benefit reform. #FoodPoverty #DisabilityPoverty www.disabilitynewsservice.com/food-insecur...

Disabled peers have called on the govt to ensure an accessible rail system becomes a reality through its new railways bill, with no sign yet that ministers will listen to calls for a greater focus on accessibility and disability rights. #RailwaysBill www.disabilitynewsservice.com/railways-bil...

PIP is an increasingly vital resource for disabled people but it is ‘not fit for purpose’, says interim Timms Review report #PIP #TimmsReview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-is-incre...

ITN fails to explain why Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine does not push back on false claims of ‘spiralling welfare’ #ITN #JeremyVine #Channel5 www.disabilitynewsservice.com/itn-fails-to...

Motability customers will face much more than £400 extra costs on average, thanks to Reeves’ tax rises #Motability #RachelReeves www.disabilitynewsservice.com/motability-c...

Railways bill must ensure accessibility becomes a reality, disabled peers tell minister #RailwaysBill #AccessibleTransport www.disabilitynewsservice.com/railways-bil...

Food insecurity is widespread, severe and systemic for disabled people, evidence to inquiry concludes #FoodPoverty #RightToFoodCampaign #DisabilityPoverty www.disabilitynewsservice.com/food-insecur...

Tories refuse to release details of mysterious ‘landmark’ review of disability benefits #Conservatives #DisabilityBenefits www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tories-refus...

Your Party hopes new commission will produce disability policies based on real life #YourParty #DisabilityRightsCommission #JeremyCorbyn www.disabilitynewsservice.com/your-party-h...

These headlines and splashes infuriate me. I have been reading @johnpring.bsky.social 's book "The Department: How A Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence" and it shows how "reducing the benefits bill" has been an aim for every government since Major.

Food insecurity is widespread, severe and systemic for disabled people, evidence to inquiry concludes www.disabilitynewsservice.com/food-insecur... Via Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social

"We need an accessibility charter, which should be the floor, not the ceiling, of our aspirations. “We need to promote and protect the rights and interests of disabled passengers.” Tanni Grey-Thompson #Access #RailwaysBill #AccessibleTransport @transportforall.org.uk @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social

PIP is increasingly vital to disabled people to fill in the gaps caused by cuts to services, but there are “deep-rooted” problems with how it is delivered, an interim report from the government’s PIP review has concluded. #PIP #TimmsReview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-is-incre...

A third broadcaster has been unable to explain why presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeat the false claim that spending on social security needs to be cut because it is out of control. #Channel5 #ITN #JeremyVine www.disabilitynewsservice.com/itn-fails-to...

Tax changes announced by #Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves last November will cost disabled people who lease a #Motability car more than £400 each on average, the company that runs the scheme has told Disability News Service. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/motability-c...

Tax changes announced by #Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves last November will cost disabled people who lease a #Motability car more than £400 each on average, the company that runs the scheme has told Disability News Service. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/motability-c...

A third broadcaster has been unable to explain why presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeat the false claim that spending on social security needs to be cut because it is out of control. #Channel5 #ITN #JeremyVine www.disabilitynewsservice.com/itn-fails-to...

PIP is increasingly vital to disabled people to fill in the gaps caused by cuts to services, but there are “deep-rooted” problems with how it is delivered, an interim report from the government’s PIP review has concluded. #PIP #TimmsReview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-is-incre...

Your Party hopes new commission will produce disability policies based on real life #YourParty #DisabilityRightsCommission #JeremyCorbyn www.disabilitynewsservice.com/your-party-h...

Tories refuse to release details of mysterious ‘landmark’ review of disability benefits #Conservatives #DisabilityBenefits www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tories-refus...

Food insecurity is widespread, severe and systemic for disabled people, evidence to inquiry concludes #FoodPoverty #RightToFoodCampaign #DisabilityPoverty www.disabilitynewsservice.com/food-insecur...

Railways bill must ensure accessibility becomes a reality, disabled peers tell minister #RailwaysBill #AccessibleTransport www.disabilitynewsservice.com/railways-bil...

Motability customers will face much more than £400 extra costs on average, thanks to Reeves’ tax rises #Motability #RachelReeves www.disabilitynewsservice.com/motability-c...

ITN fails to explain why Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine does not push back on false claims of ‘spiralling welfare’ #ITN #JeremyVine #Channel5 www.disabilitynewsservice.com/itn-fails-to...

PIP is an increasingly vital resource for disabled people but it is ‘not fit for purpose’, says interim Timms Review report #PIP #TimmsReview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-is-incre...

Disabled campaigner Charlie Proctor has had permission refused ('on the papers') to bring a judicial review of the government's Motability tax rises. He is now seeking to renew the application orally in court to continue his challenge so is urgently seeking funding: www.facebook.com/DisabilityNe...

The failure of DWP civil servants to return calls from disabled benefit claimants became a “consistent feature” of some of the most “tragic” cases examined by the department’s safeguarding leads, a secret report has revealed. #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwps-failure...

Ministers have launched “important” new guidance on setting up “inclusion bases” in mainstream schools after their own research exposed how many of those already running were having a “significant” negative impact on some disabled pupils.

Department for Work and Pensions staff are making thousands of potentially fatal errors, particularly on disabled people’s universal credit claims, three years after new “quality assurance” checks were introduced. #DWP #BenefitDeaths www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-staff-ma...

Three new pieces of research published by the Department for Work and Pensions have cast fresh doubt on whether ministers will be able to move more disabled people into work by providing them with more intensive employment support. #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-research...

Disabled activists have expressed alarm at the decision by prime-minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham to appoint former work and pensions secretary James Purnell as his new chief of staff. #AndyBurnham www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-among-...

Two major broadcasters have been unable to explain why key news presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeatedly claim – wrongly – that spending on social security is out of control and needs to be cut. #BBCNews #SkyNews www.disabilitynewsservice.com/bbc-and-sky-...

BBC and Sky News fail to explain why presenters do not push back on claims of ‘spiralling welfare spending’ www.disabilitynewsservice.com/bbc-and-sky-...

DWP research casts new doubt on Labour’s disability employment strategy #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-research...

Alarm among veteran disabled activists as Burnham appoints ‘scrounger rhetoric’ Purnell as No 10 chief of staff #AndyBurnham #JamesPurnell www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-among-...

DWP’s failure to return calls became ‘consistent feature’ of ‘tragic’ cases, secret report reveals #BenefitDeaths #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwps-failure...

Ministers launch ‘inclusion base’ guidance after research finds concerns over existing units in schools @allfieuk.bsky.social @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social #InclusiveEducation #InclusionBases www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ministers-la...

DWP staff making thousands of potentially fatal errors, three years on from new ‘quality’ checks #DWP #BenefitDeaths www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-staff-ma...

DWP research casts new doubt on Labour’s disability employment strategy #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-research...