PIP investigation: Woman took her own life two days after learning of failed PIP appeal
By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 A disabled woman who lost her disability benefits because of a
By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 A disabled woman who lost her disability benefits because of a
Re: #Bafta #IDanielBlake #KenLoach – Comment of the year – By Fiona Robertson ‘The one and only famous person outside
Continue readingFiona Robertson SNP on Trump, protest and U.K. disabled people
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three disabled entrepreneurs have told MPs that the government should
Continue readingSelf-employment can provide choice and control for disabled people, MPs hear
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 The government has finally announced the date when it will
Continue readingPeer pressure sees minister finally announce date for taxi access laws
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three national disabled people’s organisations have withdrawn a report they submitted
Continue readingNational DPOs forced to withdraw report sent to UN over benefit deaths evidence
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 A healthcare regulator has decided that a notorious benefits assessor will
Continue readingPIP investigation: Regulator refuses to act over Capita assessment report ‘lies’
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 The mother of a disabled man who starved to death
Continue readingMother of ‘fit for work’ victim calls for ministers to face criminal charges
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 The Green Party has written to work and pensions secretary Damian
Continue readingGreen Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 A crucial report submitted to the United Nations by
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 Welfare rights experts have produced evidence that backs up the
Continue readingPIP investigation: Welfare expert says two-thirds of appeals involve lying assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 An influential committee of MPs is to examine claims of
Continue readingPIP investigation: MPs to consider assessment dishonesty claims
By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 The outsourcing company Capita offered freelance social workers financial bonuses
Continue reading‘Immoral’ Capita offered £200 bonuses to social workers to slash care packages
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England experienced
Continue readingDWP report confirms fears over impact of ILF closure
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Disabled activists have told MPs and peers
Continue readingMPs hear of activists’ anger and frustration over ministers’ response to UN report
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 About 100 activists and their allies have taken part in
Continue readingCoroner orders inquest into ‘fit for work’ man who collapsed after leaving jobcentre
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 A disabled campaigner has told MPs that he believes cuts to
Continue readingCuts to support killed my neighbours,’ MPs are told
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Labour, the Green party and the Liberal Democrats have called for
By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 A regulatory body has received more than 1,600 complaints
Continue readingPIP INVESTIGATION: Regulator receives ‘more than 1,600 complaints about assessors’
By John Pring, Disability News Service. 26th January 2017 Healthcare professionals who carry out face-to-face assessments of benefit claimants
Continue readingPIP INVESTIGATION: Assessment reports show widespread dishonesty by nurses
By John Pring Disability News Service 19/01/2017 The solicitor general has agreed to appeal the allegedly “unduly lenient”
Continue readingSolicitor general appeals sentences on ‘disability hate crime’ murder