Benefits & Rights
Benefits, disability rights and policy changes affecting disabled people.
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Ministers’ decision to slash accessible housing targets was ‘unprincipled’, but Timms says they were right
The decision by government ministers to significantly reduce targets for accessible housing has been criticised as “unprincipled” by disability organisations, despite backing from the…
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Right to Food commission release report on food poverty
EDITORIAL LEAD — review and replace this text before publication. Source: Right to Food commission release report on food poverty — Disability Rights UK.…
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DR UK joins new programme on disability and the environment
Disability Rights UK Joins Groundbreaking Programme on Disability and the Environment Disability Rights UK has announced its participation in an innovative new programme addressing…
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BBC fails to explain why Question Time host repeatedly fails to debunk the lie of ‘spiralling welfare’
The BBC has been criticised for failing to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time repeatedly presents the claim…
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Timms refuses four times to rule out cuts to PIP, but makes firm promise on cash payments
The minister leading the current government review of personal independence payment (PIP), Sir Stephen Timms, has refused four times to rule out potential cuts…
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Major government workplace health review ‘has kept disabled people’s organisations firmly on the outside’
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have criticised a major government review on workplace health for excluding their input, raising concerns about ministers’ commitment to genuinely…
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Cutting PIP would only increase pressure on other services, MPs warn minister
A cross-party group of MPs has urged the government not to reduce access to personal independence payment (PIP), warning that doing so would only…
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New update to Sir Charlie Mayfield’s ‘Keep Britain Working’ review has set out initial plans for a new ‘Workplace Health System’
New Plans Unveiled in Sir Charlie Mayfield’s ‘Keep Britain Working’ Review On 23 September 2026, Disability Rights UK shared important updates regarding Sir Charlie…
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“We need more than an evacuation plan” – Where Do Disabled People Fit into the Government’s Emergency Plans?
Julie Newman, chair of disability arts organisation Together! 2012 CIC and Disability Liaison Officer at Regard UK, argues that UK emergency planning must protect…
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Disability Rights UK’s statement on MPs rejection of the Assisted Dying Bill.
Disability Rights UK Responds to MPs’ Decision on Assisted Dying Bill On 11 September 2026, MPs voted against the Assisted Dying Bill, a decision…