Disabled Life

Has Andy Burnham already revealed how he plans to fund free adult social care? July 23, 2026
Andy Burnham looks set to make adult social care reform a centrepiece of his agenda, five years after suggesting that a free, personalised National Care Service could be funded through a 10 per cent care levy. Although he did not mention social […]
John Pring
Burnham offers hints on DWP policy as he promises a ‘fair and sustainable’ way to bring down spending July 23, 2026
The new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has dropped his first hints on how he plans to approach social security reform, while also pledging to “end rough sleeping”, in a speech outside 10 Downing Street. As he took over from Sir Keir Starmer […]
John Pring
McFadden and Alexander keep their jobs, but Burnham replaces social care ministers July 23, 2026
Several senior ministers who will play key roles in disability policy over the next few months have kept their jobs under new prime minister Andy Burnham. Burnham’s decision to keep Pat McFadden in post as work and pensions secretary caused particular anxiety […]
John Pring
Burnham’s cost-of-living steps welcomed, but disabled campaigners say he must do much more July 23, 2026
Disabled campaigners have welcomed Andy Burnham’s first major policy decision – to temporarily scrap VAT on electricity bills – but say he must do much more to address disability poverty. In his first speech as prime minister, outside No 10 on Monday, […]
John Pring
Aviation bill will improve access to air travel but there is far more to do, say campaigning disabled peers July 23, 2026
Disabled peers have played a significant role in improving a government bill that should improve the experiences of disabled air passengers, but they have promised to keep pressuring the government to make further vital changes. The civil aviation (consumer protection and regulatory […]
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Regulator gives Tories green light to keep saying ‘welfare is spiralling out of control’… even though it’s not July 23, 2026
The Conservative party has dodged regulatory action on its repeated false claims that spending on social security is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has been reviewing a complaint from Disability News Service (DNS) about inaccurate and misleading […]
John Pring
Secret reviews into claimant deaths nearly doubled last year, DWP annual report reveals (…on page 94) July 16, 2026
The number of deaths of benefit claimants investigated by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) through its system of secret reviews nearly doubled last year, according to figures hidden in DWP’s annual report. The figures were published on page 94 of […]
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PIP review: DWP removes PIP deaths and harm figures from annual report, just as Timms publishes findings July 16, 2026
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hid figures showing how many cases of death and serious harm of personal independence payment (PIP) claimants it had investigated, on the same day it published the interim report of its major PIP review. Last […]
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PIP review: Disabled people’s organisations raise concerns over ‘less than honest’ and ‘diluted’ report July 16, 2026
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have raised grave concerns about last week’s “less than honest” report from the Timms Review and have warned that it has “diluted” disabled people’s concerns about possible cuts to their personal independence payment (PIP). Last week’s interim report […]
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PIP review: Disability minister leading review warns there ‘may well be reductions’ in spending July 16, 2026
The minister leading the review into personal independence payment (PIP) has told fellow MPs that there “may well be reductions” in spending on the disability benefit after the government publishes its final report later this year. Sir Stephen Timms was speaking in […]
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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