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Labour said it will ‘re-consult’ on the Conservative plans, but the government is looking to find the same savings

Labour’s plan to push through ‘fit for work’ test reforms to save £3bn set back after activist’s high court challenge

Tribunal decision for 54-year-old Veronica Stephan-Miller suggests onus of proof should be on NDIA, not recipient, before revoking benefits

A consultation over plans to reform a key disability benefits test was unlawful, the High Court has ruled ...

Ellen Clifford brought legal action against the Government, arguing that the process did not provide people with sufficient information.

NHS cleaner wins discrimination case after unfair dismissal due to mental health absences. The tribunal ruled dismissal irrational and ordered compensation.

Television presenter, documentary maker and disability campaigner who focused on a lack of suitable accessible housing

“In the United States, we’re taught that nakedness is a very intimate and private thing. Yet, I have to show people my body every day to receive the assistance I need,” writes Ashley Volion, a wheelchair-using disability rights activist, in Disability Intimacy. “I have to be vulnerable in ways that…

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor is contemplating cuts to disability benefits to balance the books but her gamble may backfire

Exclusive: Former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith said that the chancellor’s trip to Beijing was a desperate move ‘because she has trashed the economy’

A few months ago, the Sixth Circuit upheld the federal categorical prohibition on gun acquisition and transportation by people under indictment.