PIP computer system crashes again… twice
18th August 2016 Problems with the flawed computer system used to deal with claims for the government’s new disability benefit
18th August 2016 Problems with the flawed computer system used to deal with claims for the government’s new disability benefit
18th August 2016 Nearly a third of employees who have lost their jobs in an HM Revenue and Customs
Continue readingNearly one in three staff laid off by HMRC are disabled, says union
August18th 2016 Public transport providers and local authorities are using loopholes in legislation to avoid their legal obligations to
Continue readingBus companies ‘using loopholes’ to evade access laws
11th August 2016 A leading user-led charity has called for more disabled people to be exempt from the cap
Continue readingCharity calls for WRAG exemption from benefits cap
11th August 2016 The Arts Council has awarded hundreds of thousands of pounds to the disability arts movement in
Continue readingArts Council funding is ‘vote of confidence’ in disability arts organisation
11th August 2016 The government could have saved nearly £48 billion in social care costs over five years if it
Continue readingGovernment ‘could have saved £48 billion on social care’ with full funding of DFGs
11th August 2016 Disabled activists are to hold a week of action to coincide with the start of the Rio
Continue readingDPAC will use Paralympics to highlight austerity impact in week of action
11th August 2016 A nurse has been struck off after pretending that she had assessed disabled people for their eligibility
Continue readingAtos nurse struck off over PIP assessment lies
11th August 2016 John Pring DWP silent over ‘fitness for work’ tests carried out by drunk Atos nurse The Department
Continue readingDWP silent over ‘fitness for work’ tests carried out by drunk Atos nurse
4th August 2016 John Pring A physiotherapist took just 35 minutes to carry out a face-to-face assessment that led to
Continue readingDocuments show WCA suicide death mirrored 2010 tragedy
Angry campaigners have attacked the government’s new hate crime action plan for its “totally disrespectful” failure to address problems
Continue readingGovernment’s hate crime plan’s ‘unforgiveable’ failure on disability
The Department of Health has been heavily criticised for downgrading the seniority of the minister in charge of adult social
Continue readingDowngrading social care minister ‘is serious backward step’
Disabled campaigners have given mixed reviews to a new version of the government’s Disability Confident employment scheme, with one saying
Continue readingRebooted Disability Confident ‘is shockingly bad’
A company controlled by the disgraced US outsourcing giant Maximus apparently lied when it promised that user-led organisations would help
Continue readingMaximus company ‘lied’ about user-involvement in inspection contracts
A disabled solicitor has accused his governing body of forcing him to abandon disabled clients without legal representation, after it
Continue readingLaw centre’s disabled clients ‘abandoned’ by governing body
Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after a long court battle to get those taking
Continue readingCampaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers
John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 28 July 2016 The parents of a disabled man who took his
Organisations that represent disabled people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities face blatant and widespread discrimination at the hands
Continue readingFunding drought ‘shows up discrimination faced by BME groups’
The equality watchdog has earned cautious approval for its response to recommendations made by a House of Lords committee that
Continue readingEHRC earns cautious approval for response to Equality Act report
A campaigning alliance has called for disabled people and their organisations to join its fight to use the UN disability
Continue readingROFA’s conference hears call to build a stronger alliance