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Scores of DWP failings linked to deaths were kept from MPs voting on benefit cuts, secret reports reveal March 5, 2026
Scores of failings that contributed to the deaths of disabled people who relied on the social security system were kept from MPs who were voting on cuts to disability benefits in the summer of 2025, new documents have revealed. The Department for […]
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DWP staff ignored rules on how to respond to claimants who report suicidal thoughts, secret reports reveal March 5, 2026
Staff working for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly ignored crucial rules on how to respond when benefit claimants disclose that they intend to self-harm or take their own lives. New documents published quietly by DWP after a freedom of […]
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New official figures disprove claims that social security spending is ‘spiralling out of control’ March 5, 2026
New official figures published alongside this week’s spring statement have again disproved claims that spending on “welfare” is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook report on Tuesday, and it showed the […]
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Changes to energy bill discount scheme will discriminate against many disabled people, campaigners warn March 5, 2026
Campaigners have warned a minister that the decision to change how the Warm Home Discount Scheme is funded will discriminate against disabled people with high energy needs. Ministers decided last month to “rebalance” the costs of the scheme by moving them away […]
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Disabled peer hits back at claims of ‘filibustering’ over ‘vague’ and ‘poorly drafted’ assisted suicide bill March 5, 2026
A disabled peer has hit back at months of attacks on her and other opponents of the assisted suicide bill that accuse them of trying to block the legislation by “filibustering”. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson (pictured) is one of a handful of peers […]
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Government-owned train company has been failing on disability awareness training for more than four years March 5, 2026
A government-owned train company has had to promise to make significant improvements to the disability awareness training of its station staff after a regulator discovered it had been failing to fulfil its legal obligations for more than four years. An investigation by […]
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Government’s ‘generational’ SEND reforms will leave more children in segregated settings February 26, 2026
The government’s “generational” reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system will increase the proportion of children in “specialist” placements over the next nine years, despite ministers claiming they are moving towards more “mainstream inclusion”. Bridget Phillipson said this […]
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SEND reforms ‘are a missed opportunity’ to dismantle the barriers driving disabled pupils from mainstream February 26, 2026
The government’s long-awaited reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system are a missed opportunity to dismantle the barriers that continue to drive disabled young people out of mainstream schools, say inclusive education campaigners. The reforms were laid out in […]
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Disabled activists call on Clooney to abandon movie that is set to paint Alzheimer’s as ‘fate worse than death’ February 26, 2026
Disabled activists in the UK have backed a US campaign that will call on actor and film-maker George Clooney to step away from a movie adaptation of a memoir that treats disability as a “fate worse than death”. In Love is based […]
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Government’s advisers warn DWP minister he may need to ‘shift entrenched concerns’ over work reforms February 26, 2026
The government’s own social security advisers have warned a minister he may need to do more to “shift entrenched concerns” among disabled claimants that they could lose their disability benefits if they take steps towards paid work. The social security advisory committee […]
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