Disability Talk

If you work as a healthcare professional then now is your chance to give evidence if you feel there is any particular part of the act that needs reform. To submit any evidence you need …

Labour MP Rachel Reeves is warning about the mental toll of loneliness in the UK. It comes after a year of research by the ‘Jo Cox Commission’ on loneliness. The Commission was set up to …

The Work and Pensions Committee questioned Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) contractors Atos, Capita and Maximus, who carry out the medical assessments for disability benefits PIP and ESA, putting the disturbing evidence it has …

A heartbroken Bethany Woodward has handed back her relay medal she won from an event in the past four years saying that one of her team mates was, “giving us an unfair advantage.” “I was …

The transport charity MOTABILITY is celebrating its 40th Birthday. The scheme was designed to help disabled people remain mobile, and allows them to exchange their weekly mobility allowance to cover the cost of leasing a …

Thousands of disabled people will receive higher benefits after winning a legal victory over the Government. People will now get £70 to £90 a week backdated to the day the Upper Tribunal, which included a …

It seems that Philip Hammond believes they are. He has been criticised after suggesting that low productivity rates in the UK could be linked to the employment of more disabled people. The Chancellor made the …