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MSPs approve new disability benefit but deem it a ‘missed opportunity’

A new disability benefit has been described as “underwhelming” by an MSP, with another saying he voted for it “with a heavy heart”. The Adult Disability Payment, which is due to launch this summer in Scotland, will replace the Personal Independence ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Northern Ireland

Work needed to improve system for delivering PIP benefit in NI – Ombudsman

A Stormont department must do more to improve the system for claimants of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit in Northern Ireland, a report has stated. Public Services Ombudsman Margaret Kelly said the Department for Communities has ...

31 May 2023 at 00:01

Gov refuses to say which conditions no longer qualify for benefits under reforms

The Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to set out which health conditions will no longer result in access to sickness benefits, as part of the Government’s major welfare reforms. In a statement to the Commons, Mel Stride set out plans to ...

29 Apr 2024 at 18:33

Physically disabled will be affected by payment reforms, warns think tank

Some people with mental health conditions could see cash payments stopped and replaced with talking therapies, under new welfare reform proposals. Disability charity Scope described the extent of the proposed changes to the personal ...

19 Apr 2024 at 13:18

Welfare reforms will leave ‘gaping chasm’ with 600,000 at risk of losing out

A radical change in welfare reform which could see a million people on benefits required to work and 600,000 lose hundreds of pounds a month has been described as a “purpose-built gaping chasm” in the system for disabled people. ...

16 Mar 2023 at 19:04

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Communities Department Capita 'assessment' contract decision slammed

The decision by the Department for Communities (DfC) to re-appoint Capita to carry out assessments for Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been slammed by local anti-poverty campaigner, Sinéad Quinn. Capita will also ...

10 Jul 2023 at 12:33

Parkinson’s sufferers ‘poorer than they should be’, says charity

Parkinson’s sufferers are struggling to afford the basics as they face a benefits system that is failing them due to not enough understanding of the condition, a charity has said. Parkinson’s UK said many of those it deals ...

26 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Disability benefit processing delays should ease by summer, MSPs told

Significant delays to processing devolved disability payments should start to clear by the end of summer, MSPs have heard. Adult Disability Payment was introduced last year as a replacement for the UK Government’s ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:19

Government to unveil cuts to benefits amid backbench discontent

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is poised to confirm cuts to welfare on Tuesday amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to ...

18 Mar 2025 at 00:01

What changes have been announced to the benefits system?

The Government has announced a raft of changes to the welfare system which it said will help support people into work. The reaction to the various measures has been mixed, with some parts being welcomed and ...

18 Mar 2025 at 18:44

Sickness benefits bill ‘devastating’, Starmer says as he defends reforms

The rising sickness and disability benefits bill is “devastating” for the public finances and has “wreaked a terrible human cost”, Sir Keir Starmer said after his Government announced a £5 billion cut to ...

19 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts

A host of celebrities including Succession star Brian Cox and veteran actor and presenter Sir Stephen Fry have called on the Government to U-turn on controversial welfare cuts. With experts estimating ...

21 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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