Some 60% of people claiming the main long-term sickness benefit believe the amount of money they get is not enough to live on, according to a major new survey. Labour
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A Tory MP promoted in Theresa May’s reshuffle has apologised over a blog post suggesting benefit claimants should have vasectomies. Ben Bradley, who was named as Conservative vice chairman for
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More than one million calls to the Universal Credit helpline have been abandoned without claimants getting an answer over a 12-month period, new figures show. Labour MP Jim McMahon said
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Disabled people are seen as a burden on society “because the Government thinks we cost too much money”, an Access to Work claimant has said. Julie Fernandez is an actor,
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Campaigners have launched legal action against the Government over a cap in funding for a flagship scheme to help disabled people back into work. The challenge over Access to Work
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More than 200,000 original decisions on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been changed since April 2015, according to analysis of Government figures. Those unhappy with a PIP decision must first
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More than one in five managers say they would be less likely to employ a disabled person, believing they would struggle to do the job or citing concerns about the
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Theresa May has outlined a major new strategy to help get a million more disabled people into work over the next decade. The Prime Minister has pledged to work with
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Some banks have been told not to lend money to anyone claiming Universal Credit, an SNP MP has claimed. Philippa Whitford added that claimants looking for loans could be driven
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Changes to the Government’s flagship welfare scheme are to be made after strong criticism that low income families were suffering. Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that the wait for the initial
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