The Prime Minister's announcements on sickness and disability benefits were not just another assault on an already punitive welfare system – they were nuclear-level gaslighting, writes Mary O'Hara
Welfare
The founder of a recruitment consultancy lifts the lid on what is it like to work with the Department for Work and Pensions
Every one of us will experience illness, damage, impairment, disability and, inevitably, old age, writes Penny Pepper
Details buried in the Chancellor's statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov
The proposed changes 'are symptomatic of the continued systematic violation of disabled folk'
From the Bedroom Tax to Work Capability Assessments, the Government is accused of systematically failing disabled people
We should celebrate the birth of the NHS and the welfare state – but also acknowledge it has too often let learning disabled people down in the worst way imaginable, writes Stephen Unwin
Keir Starmer's spokesman opened the door to a potential U-turn on his plans to keep the controversial cap, following growing criticism from Labour MPs
Attacks on disabled people have all too often dressed themselves in the clothes of good housekeeping – as the newspaper's tax calculator suggests
By Conor Smyth / Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) A ban on evictions. Required paid leave. Continuous Medicaid coverage. Free school meals. Emergency SNAP allotments. An extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits. Child tax credit expansion. Thousands in stimulus checks. These measures were part of a suite of policies the US government passed […]
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