An FOI has revealed that over 100,000 disabled people who are at risk of suicide have been refused PIP by the DWP

The Government must immediately withdraw the proposal to scrap the WCA, as detailed in its Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.

Ministers appear to have failed to hand a crucial report about the work capability assessment – warning it put at risk the lives of thousands of people with mental health conditions – to the expert…

A blog by Liz @LurgeeLife ——– Since the Universal Credit Bill passed the House of Commons and the House of Lords you’d be forgiven for thinking that the current ‘welfare war’ for …

Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s benefit cuts.

Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s benefit cuts.

By Liz @LurgeeLife ——– Copy the text below and paste it into an email or word document to send to your MP to vocalise your oppostion to the upcoming 2025 Autumn White Paper. The b…

Isn't it all a load of existential nihilism anyway?

A blog by Liz @LurgeeLife ——– Since the Universal Credit Bill passed the House of Commons and the House of Lords you’d be forgiven for thinking the current ‘welfare war’ for the d…

A blog by Liz @LurgeeLife ——– A recent ‘boast’ post on X by a particular Government minister has reignited concern and outrage at the woefully inadequate Universal Cre…

A blog by Liz @LurgeeLife ——– Since the “Pathways to Work…” Green Paper was published back in March our chronically ill & disabled community have been courag…

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This chart comes from the House of Commons Library. They, in turn, took it from the Office for National Statistics What it shows is four versions of the Gini coefficient for the UK: The Gini coef...

New data shows cabinet ministers among MPs at risk as campaign to pressure government over proposed benefit cuts to step up

At least three legal firms are examining ways in which they could support disabled people and their organisations to challenge some of the government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits in the c…

At least three legal firms are examining ways in which they could support disabled people and their organisations to challenge some of the government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits in the c…

The first long-term study on the unconditional basic income in Germany shows that it improves people's happiness and mental health. Despite the financi ...

We want the Government to halt all planned benefit cuts for disabled people unable to work. Instead of reducing benefits, we want them to rise in line with inflation. We want support, not hardship and...