The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Labour MPs have forced a major government climbdown over disability benefit cuts, in an embarrassing turn of events for Keir Starmer. The prime minister has blown a hole in his budget by agreeing to scrap plans to tighten eligibility criteria for disability benefits via the universal credit and personal independence…

The government’s landmark bill on welfare reform passed by 335 to 260 votes on Tuesday evening, after staving off a major rebellion from Labour MPs. To win over backbench MPs who had opposed the bill, the government made a series of concessions, including a last-minute compromise agreeing that any changes…

In Scotland, the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is currently being replaced by the Adult Disability Payment (ADP)

Keir Starmer faces crunch vote on welfare spending after watering down planned cuts to disability benefits.

A REBELLION is brewing on Keir Starmer’s planned cuts to disability welfare – see the full list of the signed-up rebels ...

Meg Hillier to vote for government’s legislation on Tuesday though dozens of Labour MPs still expected to oppose it

SCOTTISH Labour MPs have the numbers to stop the UK Government’s disability cuts and have been urged by the SNP to join a growing backbench…

Over a million current disability benefit claimants have been left out of Labour’s welfare concessions – and most are children

CHANGES to the UK Government’s welfare reforms will cost around £2.5 billion in 2029/30, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.