The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Some 60% of nearly 20,000 new applications were approved for an award of up to £627 a month by January 2023.

PIP is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities and around three million people currently claim it in the UK

There are big changes on the way which could see some fall through the cracks

More than one million people are receiving financial support for a musculoskeletal condition.

People with disabilities arguably stand to gain the most from good public transport, but are continually excluded by transport systems that still aren’t adapted to their needs as the law requires. One in six people aged 15 and over with disability have difficulty using some or all forms of public…

People on low incomes, those receiving disability benefits, and pensioners will all be supported by the measure

Think tanks have warned that someone who does not have a long-term disability will not necessarily qualify for PIP.

Sas Granville is a Myth Buster for learning disability charity Mencap – and is working to challenge peoples' perceptions when it comes to people with a disability and sports

There has been some lovely visible success for Disabled people in TV and film recently. Elsewhere, everything else is, as ever, still an unholy mess