Disabled Life

Government research shows activists were right to warn of impact of DWP work advisers on mental distress May 28, 2026
New government research has proved disabled activists were right to warn that receiving employment advice on top of NHS talking therapy would push many people with mental distress further away from the jobs market. Mental health system survivors, anti-cuts activists and allies […]
John Pring
EHRC’s ‘heart-breaking and disgraceful’ failure to name its one disabled commissioner May 28, 2026
The equality watchdog has appointed just one disabled person to its board of commissioners, but it has been heavily criticised for refusing to reveal their identity. In recent months, Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s minister for women and equalities (and also the education secretary), […]
John Pring
Government faces legal action after claimant is refused entry to PIP tribunal because of his assistance dog May 28, 2026
A disabled man plans to take legal action against the Ministry of Justice after his benefit tribunal hearing had to be postponed when a judge banned him from bringing in his assistance dog. Thomas Thorp, from Coventry, was attempting to appeal a […]
John Pring
Serious questions over DWP pilot scheme at heart of ministers’ jobs strategy May 28, 2026
The government is facing serious questions over the success of a key employment support scheme, after its own research showed the NHS organisations running its pilot projects fell far short of their targets for recruiting disabled people. Ministers frequently point to WorkWell […]
John Pring
Secret histories unearthed by author show how disabled people fought injustice through the centuries May 28, 2026
A groundbreaking book that uncovers the hidden histories of disabled people who fought against injustice shows disabled people are still “locked in bureaucratic battles” for support, just as they were in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Professor David Turner (pictured), an award-winning […]
John Pring
New scheme offers a ‘bridge’ to disabled people left waiting for months by Access to Work delays May 28, 2026
A new disabled-led scheme in Wales is set to provide a “bridge for disabled people” who are facing lengthy delays with their Access to Work applications. Disabled campaigners have been raising the alarm for months about the backlogs plaguing the Access to […]
John Pring
Equality watchdog completes draft report into ‘unlawful acts’ by DWP and its Conservative ministers May 21, 2026
The equality watchdog has completed its draft report into allegations of unlawful treatment of disabled benefit claimants by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), two years after the inquiry was launched under the last government. The Equality and Human Rights Commission […]
John Pring
Motability pauses Drive Smart scheme, but customers raise concerns as wider changes remain in place May 21, 2026
Disabled campaigners have welcomed Motability’s decision to suspend a controversial programme that uses technology to monitor how its customers are driving, but they have also called for it to scrap other damaging changes that remain in place. There are also concerns that […]
John Pring
Jobs can be a cure for ‘tsunami of distress’, says former minister reviewing disabled young NEETs for DWP May 21, 2026
The former Labour minister commissioned to investigate why so many younger people are not in jobs, training or education has told MPs that he believes work can be a cure for the “tsunami of distress” affecting young people. Former Labour health secretary […]
John Pring
Anger over TUC’s decision to draw close links between PIP and work in Timms Review response May 21, 2026
Disabled anti-cuts activists have heavily criticised the TUC after it drew close links between personal independence payment (PIP) and employment in its response to a government review on the future of the disability benefit. In its submission to the Timms Review, the […]
John Pring

Dis Life: ‘I like to move it, move it – but I can’t due to lack of sense on transport’

Disabled people cut off from energy supply

Dis Life: ‘Avert your eyes from Prince Harry and fix them back on the decimated NHS’

New DWP scheme may enable claimants to get refund of already paid back Universal Credit hardship payments

Labour will guarantee Disabled people moving into work a return to benefits with the need for reassessment

Dis Life: ‘I like to move it, move it – but I can’t due to lack of sense on transport’

Disabled people cut off from energy supply

Dis Life: ‘Avert your eyes from Prince Harry and fix them back on the decimated NHS’

New DWP scheme may enable claimants to get refund of already paid back Universal Credit hardship payments

Labour will guarantee Disabled people moving into work a return to benefits with the need for reassessment

DR UK backs rail staff cuts campaigners

Smart tech rail ticket machines not fit for Disabled people

DFE figures show teachers are leaving the profession

Prime Minister proposes Maths until 18

Access to work wait times leading to lost jobs