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Labour fails again on co-production as it reveals plan to ask disabled people to rubber-stamp disability strategy August 27, 2026
The Labour government is set to fail again in a key promise on co-production of disability policy, after revealing how it will only ask disabled people for their views on a key strategy after it has been drafted. In July 2025, Sir […]
Hannah Sharland
Government ‘encourages discrimination by design’ by deciding to slash Tory accessible housing targets August 27, 2026
A disabled people’s organisation has accused the Labour government of “discrimination by design” over a “roll back” in accessible housing targets in the final version of its new national planning policy. Under plans put forward by the last Conservative government, 100 per […]
Hannah Sharland
DWP stopped claims of more than 1,200 disabled people who ‘failed to engage’ with universal credit migration August 20, 2026
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted terminating the claims of more than 1,200 disabled people who failed to engage with “migrating” onto universal credit, raising fresh fears over the safety of the process. The claims were stopped despite previous […]
Hannah Sharland
Work advisors attached to mental health services are pushing disabled people off benefits, research suggests August 20, 2026
A flagship government scheme that links NHS therapy to employment advice is pushing disabled people who are in mental distress and not in work off the benefits that provide them with a vital income lifeline, new official research suggests. The study – by […]
Hannah Sharland
How to fight back against rising tide of hostile media coverage targeting disabled people August 13, 2026
Disabled people’s organisations across the UK have suggested a range of ways in which they and their allies could fight back against the “deeply concerning” rise in hostile media coverage that is targeting disabled people. Following a series of dehumanising and disablist […]
John Pring
Concerning new figures expose how few coroners ask DWP to provide evidence to inquests August 13, 2026
New figures have sparked “serious concern” about the failure of coroners across England and Wales to seek evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following deaths of benefit claimants. The figures show that, in just two years, DWP provided support […]
John Pring
Health and safety watchdog explains for first time why it refuses to investigate DWP deaths August 13, 2026
The health and safety watchdog has explained for the first time why it has never investigated the hundreds, and probably thousands, of deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the last 16 years. The […]
John Pring
Ministers set to take decision on roll out of new PIP assessment system before seeing detailed evaluation August 13, 2026
A new assessment regime for disability benefits that will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants is set to be rolled out across the country before ministers have seen a detailed evaluation of its impact. Documents […]
John Pring
Young disabled people across Europe face toxicity and hostility from disability movement veterans, says book August 13, 2026
Young disabled people are often “dismissed”, devalued and “minimised” by the disability movement in the UK and across Europe simply because of their age, according to a new book by a disabled academic. Dr Miro Griffiths (pictured) says veteran activists often implement […]
John Pring
Welsh government raises ‘significant concerns’ with UK minister over PIP review coproduction August 13, 2026
The Welsh government has raised “significant concerns” about the level of coproduction provided by the ongoing review of personal independence payment (PIP) and has called for an independent, disabled-led review to guide the design of any PIP replacement. The criticism from Plaid […]
John Pring