A couple of weeks back I wrote about a recent experience using trains as a disabled person. As one reader pointed out, part of my problem...

It seems to be a week of poverty. Median income is below its level in 2009-10. Work isn’t a route out of poverty. Being in full-time work...

On Monday the government started the roll-out of its new disability benefit, Personal Independence Payments. According to the government,...

Many people are disabled because they are chronically sick.  These people cannot turn up to work regularly, because any given day they...

When I first started on disability research, I just saw the numbers. I saw that 40% of ESA claimants told they are fit to work then...

It’s such a shame. There was a wonderful opportunity to make something that worked. To get rid of what was failing and bring in new...

Disabled children should be euthanased, according to Cllr Colin Brewer. According to Baroness Warnock, disabled adults should be...

£53 a week. Could you do it? Most people think not.  Interestingly, those on higher incomes are more likely to think that they could do...

I received a request to write about the 878 300 people who drop their ESA claims early.  The government’s line – repeated several times –...

Yesterday, the Daily Mail ran the astounding story that a disabled man qualified for the benefits he received.  Their surprise was great...

Jobcentre staff are being set targets for sanctioning claimants, and are encouraged to employ methods that are more likely to result in...

George Osborne has decided that benefits will be up-rated at 1% for the next three years.  Previously, they would have been uprated in...

“84% of GPs say they have patients who have presented with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety or depression as a result of...

The government has plans to further sanction long-term sick or disabled people if they deem these people to not be working hard enough. ...

This is a speech made by David Cameron in 2009. “If you or someone you love suffers from a disability, life is going to be hard a lot of...

Welfare Reform has Public on its Side So says one of today’s Telegraph headlines.[1]  Against a back-drop of criticisms from the...

A few days ago James Max wrote an article about Atos and the Paralympics.  Many disabled people and their supporters have been upset by...

Last night Panorama (BBC2) and Dispatches (Channel 4) featured documentaries on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), part of the process...

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, I thought it would be worth looking at what cuts to the Welfare Bill really mean. 1) The size of the cuts The...