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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That's why @mariecurieuk.bsky.social has published a new briefing on Special Rules, which outlines the policy and practice changes needed to ensure more terminally ill people are able to access this vital mechanism www.mariecurie.org.uk/document/spe...

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

No one should have to spend the final years of their life worrying about money, navigating complicated benefit systems or fighting to prove how ill they are inews.co.uk/news/father-...

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My father was denied PIP while he was dying from prostate cancer

Amy Bassinder says her dad Neil was under 'enormous' pressure to keep working after being rejected for PIP – then got it six weeks before his death

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Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

People living with life-limiting illnesses that will only get worse shouldn’t have to be put through repeated benefits reassessments. They add stress and paperwork at a time when people are already dealing with so much. It has to stop. 🛑 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

You can read the full letter here: www.mariecurie.org.uk/document/mar...

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

@mariecurieuk.bsky.social and over 30 other organisations have written to Stephen Timms. We are calling for the Timms Review to put a stop to PIP reassessments for people with terminal and progressive life-limiting conditions. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

From Monday, when the State Pension age increases, thousands more terminally ill people will die in poverty before being able to access this support New @mariecurieppa.bsky.social blog outlines why and how this inequality needs to change tinyurl.com/2p9navva

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Rise in state pension risk to terminally ill people

As the State Pension age rises, thousands more people will miss out on vital financial support at the end of life.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

“That the universal credit cut will affect new claimants says the quiet part out loud: anyone can become disabled or ill. And every time governments slash the safety net, we can’t know if it’ll be us, a loved one or stranger who will fall through it.” Today’s col www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

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Victoria Lee (née Anns) @victoria-j-lee.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

How could the government better support disabled people to start and stay in work? Our report (co-written with @beccastacey.bsky.social) highlights how the Access to Work scheme could play a pivotal role. But right now, it's not meeting its potential. www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Limited Access to Work: How the Access to Work scheme could better fulfill its potential

Evidence and insights from Citizens Advice, highlighting three key ways the Access to Work scheme could be improved to better support disabled people to work.

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great report from Victoria and @beccastacey.bsky.social on how Access to Work could support disabled people in the workplace better

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I’ve started a new role @mariecurieuk.bsky.social, leading on their policy work on the financial challenges faced by people with terminal illness and those close to them I’m very keen to chat to people working in this area, so please do get in touch at becca.stacey@mariecurie.org.uk!

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The government wants to enhance contributory unemployment benefits - we’re good with that Contribution-based benefits can help the legitimacy of the welfare state. There is a catch though… www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Disabled people are routinely shut out of employment. My brilliant colleagues @beccastacey.bsky.social and @victoria-anns.bsky.social draw on the experience of the people we support to chart a way forward 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The government is keen for more disabled people to move into work, but what happens to those who do work? Becca and Victoria's brilliant report looks at the challenges many disabled people face when moving into and staying in work 👇

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Our frontline evidence exposes the current reality of the labour market for many disabled people, who are routinely shut out of employment Our research also offers early indications of where interventions could help address these issues shorturl.at/l6YhB /4

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

- When in work, getting the required flexibility and reasonable adjustments can be difficult and many report offensive attitudes about disability - And when trying to enforce their rights, the current resolution process can be inaccessible and an ineffective way to support people to stay in work /3

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The disabled people we help face barriers at every stage of the employment journey: - When searching for jobs, they can struggle to find suitable roles that accommodate their health condition or disability - When applying for jobs, they are routinely met with bias and discrimination /2

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The OBR says the rise in claims was linked to the cost of living crisis The way disabled people have been vilified over PIP, as if they were trying to play the system, was disgusting & shameful Hacks & commentators that engaged in the grotesque demonisation of disabled people should be ashamed.

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

There’s a risk that the Keep Britain Working plan will see good employers continuing to perform well and receiving more recognition for this. And that little will be done to change the behaviour of employers who are failing to support disabled workers. wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/our-response...

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Our response to the Keep Britain Working report

This week, the Keep Britain Working Review published their final report. This review has sparked an important discussion about how…

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

And the focus is largely on preventing people from falling out of work. While this is crucial, it’s equally important to address the barriers that prevent disabled people from entering work in the first place. We have further work on this coming out in the months ahead

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

It continues to echo some of the DWP’s misguided rhetoric around health conditions and disability. A clear example is the line: “frustration with work, still less ‘I hate my boss’ syndrome, are not health conditions.” This framing undermines genuine experiences of health-related barriers to work

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

However, it feels a bit too focused on the ‘carrot’. My concern is that this might simply reward employers already doing well on disability employment, without doing much - at least in the initial stages of the plan - to shift the behaviour of those falling short

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Overall, it opens up an important conversation and puts forward some interesting proposals on how to better support disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace. It also provides a good opportunity to showcase employers who are leading the way

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Initial thoughts on the Keep Britain Working Review (More reflections to follow in an upcoming blog)

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Great report showing what we see all too often at Citizens Advice: work being used against people at PIP assessments Being able to engage in paid or voluntary work doesn’t cancel out someone’s care or mobility needs - this mindset just pushes disabled people further from the labour market

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julia-rt.bsky.social @julia-rt.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Great to see coverage of the 5 week wait in @the-independent.com, highlighting new Citizens Advice analysis of the huge scale of this issue ⚠️800,000 households repaying loans to DWP only needed because of 5 week wait for 1st UC payment ⚠️0.5M+ children growing up in households repaying these loans

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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A fresh start: transforming engagement with disabled benefits claimants through a case worker model

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Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Very encouraging to read that the Government is preparing to lift the two-child limit as part of its child poverty strategy, but it is disheartening that options short of scrapping it entirely are still being considered. Thread on why this would be the wrong choice for an ambitious strategy:

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Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Some fantastic insights and policy ideas in @beccastacey.bsky.social's new report. We can't simply will more disabled people into work, there needs to be greater support - and the benefits system might be going in the wrong direction 👇

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

At least 50,000 disabled people could lose access to financial employment support if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap the WCA benefit assessment, according to a new report from Citizens Advice The true figure is likely to be higher By me, for Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

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DWP plans will see more than 50,000 disabled people lose job support

DWP plans mean large numbers of disabled people will no longer qualify for a work allowance to support people looking for employment.

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julia-rt.bsky.social @julia-rt.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Important and thoughtful new report from @beccastacey.bsky.social on how the benefits system could be better at making work pay for disabled people + great to see this coverage in @bigissue.com from @cjayanetti.bsky.social 👇👇👇

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Making Work Pay for Disabled People

Report by Becca Stacey on the financial barriers to work for disabled people

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The parts of our social security system that help make work pay for disabled people aren’t living up to their potential To learn more about how the government could better incentivise work, read the report tinyurl.com/h7s67jp2 and this blog tinyurl.com/mpp5ydpj

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Making Work Pay for Disabled People

Report by Becca Stacey on the financial barriers to work for disabled people

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

“Right to try,” which prevents work from triggering a PIP review or WCA reassessment, is a step forward but doesn’t go far enough Protections should extend to routine and future assessments, and DWP should adopt a more flexible approach when assessing people’s capacity for work /8

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Step 3: better protect benefits when disabled people move into work Employment can put health and disability benefits, Carer’s Allowance, and linked support (such as free prescriptions) at risk /7

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Raising the work allowance would allow disabled people to keep more of their earnings before their benefits are withdrawn, making work more rewarding /6

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Step 2: increase the level of the work allowance Currently, someone on UC sees their benefits reduced after just 7.77 hours of work at the National Living Wage if they get housing support, or 12.93 hours if they do not /5

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Rather than limiting access, the government should be expanding disabled people’s access to the work allowance if it wants to encourage more people into work /4

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

However, planned government reforms mean that nearly 50,000 people who currently receive LCW or LCWRA but not PIP daily living, will lose both UC health support and their work allowance /3

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Step 1: expand access to the work allowance The work allowance is a vital tool that lets disabled people keep more of their benefits when they start working, before any reductions are applied /2

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The govt wants to get more disabled people into work, but isn't making full use of the tools at its disposal In my new report for @citizensadvice.bsky.social I've looked at how our social security system could do more to make sure that when disabled people want to work, work really does pay /1

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Victoria Lee (née Anns) @victoria-j-lee.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Cuts to disability benefits weren’t totally averted! 🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts. www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Not so Universal: the two-tiered health element. How the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

Briefing by Victoria Anns on how the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social‬ on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.

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Jagna Olejniczak @jagnaolejniczak.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives. This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵 🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Work incentives aren't working: is the Universal Credit review asking the right questions?

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Emily Lynn-Graham @dremilylynn.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🚨 New report alert 🚨 We’ve launched our first local deep dive research into health inequalities - starting in Chapeltown, Leeds. What does geography have to do with health & work? Quite a lot, it turns out. 🧵

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