Terminally-ill woman wins discrimination court case against DWP. What about those like her who have already died?
This is a genuine landmark judgement against the Department for Work and Pensions, and a boost for anyone with a …
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Terminally ill woman forced to fight for benefits as it’s uncertain if she’ll die in six months
A woman from Derrylin, in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has challenged the legal definition of a terminal illness after she was …
Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’ – Disability News Service
Discrimination is the right word for this. Other people get the full remote service including video hearings. But not people …
People with disabilities: do YOU want IAIN DUNCAN SMITH influencing how government treats you?
Iain Duncan Smith – his very name still triggers hate and fear in people with long-term illnesses and disabilities, in …
Spain approves Universal Basic Income – and it’s more than UK sick and disabled get
Only a few weeks ago, Tories were delighting in claiming that no other nation had adopted a Universal Basic Income …
Coronavirus is concentrating discontent with the benefit system – but does that include sickness and disability?
It seems the knives are out for Universal Credit. But while academics think in terms of justice for all, Tories …
Coronavirus: Tories endanger disabled people with homicidal choice between a rock and a hard place
What charmers these Tories are! They’re telling UK-based people with disabilities they have a choice between starving while waiting for …
PIP claim rejected due to ‘good eye contact’ – in a TELEPHONE assessment
I found this on Twitter and had to share it. Apparently people working on Personal Independence Payment assessments for a …
Disabled benefit claimants are sidelined* again as DWP assessors diverted to Universal Credit
Once again the Tory government shafts people with disabilities. More than a quarter of a million people who should be …
Man with neurological disability fights to get vital benefits back after Tories took them away
A man with incurable neurological conditions including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette’s Syndrome was told his …