News Lack of accessible formats for welfare consultation is height of… Alison Bloomer Mar 20, 2025 A coalition of disability charities have called the lack of accessible formats for the welfare benefits green paper…
Employment Channel 4’s ‘benefits scandal’ programme “insulting” to disabled people, says DRUK Lauren Nicolle Dec 4, 2024 Disability Rights UK have described a Channel 4 programme, Britain's Benefits Scandal: Dispatches, as an “insult to…
Employment New report on future of work-related disability benefits Alison Bloomer Nov 18, 2024 A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Trust has examined the barriers to work for people on work-related disability…
Autism Quarter of disabled children fall out of benefits system in adulthood Alison Bloomer Aug 21, 2024 A new report from the Resolution Foundation found that disabled children fall out of the disability benefits system…
News Government urged to scrap proposed changes to benefits system Lauren Nicolle Jul 11, 2024 Disability Rights UK is urging the new Labour government to scrap planned changes to the benefits system proposed…
Employment Disabled people face mandatory work experience Alison Bloomer Nov 22, 2023 Disabled charities call Jeremy Hunt's back to work plans for thousands of disabled people "cruel and unfair".
Lived experience Majority of public believe benefits should go up in line with inflation Alison Bloomer Oct 12, 2022 Two thirds of the public believe that benefits should go up in line with inflation including half (49%) of 2019…
News Government under fire as it backtracks on raising benefits with inflation LDT Editor Oct 4, 2022 Disability charities have raised deep concerns at the news that the government is refusing to confirm its previous…
Lived experience Half of all people in poverty in the UK are disabled or carers Alison Bloomer Feb 24, 2021 Half of all people in poverty are either disabled or live with someone who is disabled, according new analysis…
Employment Why programmes like Benefits Street are making life harder for people with a… LDT Editor Oct 9, 2015 In this guest blog, Danny Brice talks about life claiming benefits, how Benefits Street doesn’t give a true picture…
News Understanding the Needs of People with Mental Health Conditions and or Learning… LDT Editor Apr 30, 2015 Report on a literature review carried out for the Department for Work and Pensions.
News Half a million disabled people could lose out under universal credit, report warns LDT Editor Oct 19, 2012 Up to half a million disabled people and their families will be worse off under universal credit if current plans…