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PIP is increasingly vital resource for disabled people but is ‘not fit for purpose’, says interim Timms Review report July 9, 2026
Personal independence payment (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. Many disabled […]
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ITN fails to explain why Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine does not push back on false claims of ‘spiralling welfare’ July 9, 2026
A third major broadcaster has been unable to provide an explanation for why high-profile 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. […]
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Motability customers will face much more than £400 extra costs on average, thanks to Reeves’ tax rises July 9, 2026
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 (DNS). Reeves announced last November that […]
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Railways bill must ensure accessibility becomes a reality, disabled peers tell minister July 9, 2026
Disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that 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. Rail […]
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Food insecurity is widespread, severe and systemic for disabled people, evidence to inquiry concludes July 9, 2026
Food insecurity* is a “widespread, severe, and systemic” issue for disabled people, with rising food costs a “significant” challenge, according to evidence submitted to an inquiry just as the government released a report on disability benefit reform. The Disability Poverty Campaign Group […]
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Tories refuse to release details of mysterious ‘landmark’ review of disability benefits July 9, 2026
The Conservative 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 three weeks after it was launched. Shadow work […]
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Your Party hopes new commission will produce disability policies based on real life July 9, 2026
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”. Your Party, which has been hit by in-fighting and defections […]
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BBC and Sky News fail to explain why presenters do not push back on claims of ‘spiralling welfare spending’ July 2, 2026
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. Presenters at both […]
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Alarm among veteran activists as Burnham appoints ‘scrounger rhetoric’ Purnell as No 10 chief of staff July 2, 2026
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. Purnell, who was Labour’s work and pensions secretary for 16 months, from January 2008 until […]
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DWP research casts new doubt on Labour’s disability employment strategy July 2, 2026
Three new pieces of research published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) 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. The reports were […]
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