Tressa Burke, chief executive officer of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, says the situation facing disabled people in the UK ...

Extending PIP reassessment periods means people’s current awards will likely last longer before review, reducing stress from frequent checks if their needs are stable. This also won’t affect people ...

A SUPERMARKET employee who fraudulently obtained more than £28,000 in disability benefits was exposed when secret video ...

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Britain's government wants to tame its ballooning bill for supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions which, despite the cost, leaves many ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the proposed new weekly payment rates for Brits receiving disability benefits. Those on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Attendance ...

New figures from Social Security Scotland show at the end of October, some 491,370 people were receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), the devolved benefit that has now replaced all new and ...

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled new rules for welfare benefit claimants. Under the government’s back to work plan, £2.5 billion of funding is to be allocated to employment support schemes ...

The DWP ‘Christmas Bonus’ is a one-off, tax-free payment of £10 made to people in receipt of certain benefits - but not ...

The UK Labour government is putting forward proposals that will see long-term sick benefits claimants forced to look for work as a condition for receiving sickness payments. Another proposal being ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gus Alexiou is a London-based reporter covering disability inclusion. The U.K. Government revealed on Tuesday the details of its ...

Ministers are gearing up for a crack down on the ‘over-diagnosis’ of mental health conditions. Wes Streeting has confirmed a new review into the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism ...

More than 700,000 people receive disability or carer benefits from Scotland’s devolved social security agency, it has been ...