A selection of short films from Gaza, focusing on the impact of the genocide on Disabled Palestinians. ‘Palestine & Disability’ is part of the Palestinian Free Film Festival, the event will be closing out our festival. You can read more about the festival here The event will take place at the accessible venue Off the… Continue Reading Palestine & Disability – short films night 19th Nov.
UNISON Cymru write… Cefndy has given disabled people meaningful work for 50 years. Don’t let the council take that away. Denbighshire Council plans to close Cefndy Healthcare, a local social enterprise that has provided meaningful employment for disabled people for nearly 50 years. Twenty-two disabled workers in Rhyl make mobility aids used by health and… Continue Reading Don’t close Cefndy – stand with disabled workers in Rhyl
Contents New official figures expose how politicians and media have repeatedly lied about social security spending 1 Ministers listen to disabled campaigners and return key accessibility duty to railways bill 3 Government review calls for ‘safer, more supportive’ workplaces for disabled people 7 DWP refuses to rule out cuts to PIP next year 10 Safeguarding… Continue Reading Disability News Service November 6th
Contents DWP’s plans ‘in tatters’ as McFadden scraps white paper on further disability cuts 1 ‘Shocking’ figures show parents linked to DWP service face death rates up to three times higher 3 Former detective exposes culture of disability discrimination within ‘institutionally disablist’ Met 6 Committee calls cuts bill ‘discriminatory’, even though all its Labour MPs… Continue Reading Disability News Service October 30th
Contents Chancellor’s reported plans to impose VAT on Motability could add £3,000 to even the cheapest cars 1 Psychologists’ charity fails to raise concerns over job coaches in surgeries, weeks after £640K DWP contract 3 Peers derail government plans to hand some DWP staff powers to use force against benefit claimants 5 Reeves refuses to… Continue Reading Disability News Service October 23rd
On Tuesday 14th October, members and supporters of Disabled People Against Cuts Cymru (DPAC Cymru) met outside the Senedd (the Welsh Parliament) to protest the disability cuts and hand over a letter to Senedd members. The letter, co-signed by over 700 individuals and organisations, outlined DPAC’s request to the Welsh Government to support an independent… Continue Reading Disability campaigners take independent PIP review call to Welsh Parliament
We now have a group dedicated to issues faced by deaf people, set up and run by deaf people You can join the facebook group at this link https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Yh2K21U21/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Contents Disability hate crime prosecutions tumble again, three years after CPS admitted figures were ‘woeful’ 1 Government figures show first signs of ‘perverse’ cuts to Access to Work. 3 Disabled claimants losing out by hundreds of pounds a month through hidden impact of universal credit 6 Ministers leave door open to continuing ‘absolute scandal’ of… Continue Reading Disability News Service October 16th
Migration from Legacy Benefits to UC Problems Social care charges are increasing for many people eg. from £46 per week to over £100 per week when people are moved to UC. People don’t know they need to inform council of being moved to UC as there is no change in income. Council should also be… Continue Reading UC and care charging, council tax payments and rent increases issues
Contents Tory trio mislead party conference on disability benefits as they stir up hostility towards disabled claimants 1 Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people 3 Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits 5 Coach firm to pay thousands to… Continue Reading Disability News Service 9th October
4pm to 4.15pm Tuesday 14th October Outside the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) in Cardiff The Disability Minister Stephen Timms was forced to promise UK parliament that there would be no more PIP disability cuts until a review had been co-produced with disabled people. He has broken this promise. Disabled people want to run our own,… Continue Reading Wales disability protest – lobby the Senedd, 14th October
Contents Minister admits signing off on order that led to widespread cuts to Access to Work 1 All the evidence from Labour conference points in one direction: More cuts to disability benefits 2 DWP paid nearly £90,000 to disabled claimant left homeless and at risk of harm after years of errors 6 Disability minister struggles… Continue Reading Disability News Service, October 2nd
Take part at bit.ly/panel-protest Plain text: #NoShamPanel Online Disability Protest: The government says it’s setting up a group of disabled people to give advice. They are calling this the Independent Disability Advisory Panel. But we are worried because it looks like the panel won’t be fair. The government only wants a… Continue Reading #NoShamPanel Online Disability Protest
Contents Davey stirs up hostility towards disabled claimants, as Lib Dem spokesperson links similar attacks to far right 1 Lib Dems want to use new Hillsborough Law to force DWP to release secret reports into deaths 3 Darling accuses DWP of ‘absolutely shameful’ cover-up over Access to Work changes 4 Disabled activists working with peers… Continue Reading Disability News Service, September 25th
Contents Disabled people of colour speak of terror and safety fears after mass far-right protest. 1 ‘DWP were pushing, pushing, pushing my wife to kill herself, but nothing has been done’ 4 Government report casts doubt on political rhetoric over ‘spiralling’ inactivity among disabled people. 7 Praise for ‘incredible’ new plan to replace ‘deeply-flawed’ PIP.… Continue Reading Disability News Service, September 18th
Calls for an independent PIP review with UK minister under fire A Welsh disability group is calling for an independent review of Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Disabled People Against Cuts Cymru (DPAC Cymru) has accused the disability minister Stephen Timms of failing to properly lead his own review into the disability benefit, saying that “co-production… Continue Reading Disability minister Stephen Timms under fire in LBC interview
Visit the 2025 Shape Open exhibition: Rights Cuts Action! The Shape Open is back for its twelfth consecutive year with Rights Cuts Action: the creativity of disabled resistance, placing the work of contemporary artists in conversation with archival photography from Keith Armstrong, disabled activist, artist, and writer. The exhibition is set against a backdrop of… Continue Reading Exhibition: Rights Cuts Action – creativity of disabled resistance
Disgracefully, Keir Starmer has invited Donald Trump for a second state visit to Britain in September. Trump is an authoritarian whose support for Israel has been central to its continuing genocide against the Palestinian people. He praises Putin and attacks Zelenskyy. He is fuelling the climate crisis, rigging the system for the ultra-rich and attacking… Continue Reading Trump Not Welcome – 17 September
Contents Ministerial reshuffle raises fear of hardline DWP approach, and education and transport policy delays. 1 Farage finally confirms: A Reform UK government would slash spending on disability benefits. 3 ‘Dismay’ at ‘discriminatory’ actions of DWP ministers, in third letter from UN experts to UK in just two months 6 Racist responses to disability hate… Continue Reading Disability News Service, September 11th
Trade unionists look after people at work and in the community. There are 1.4 million disabled trade unionists. There is a big trade union meeting starting Sunday and ending Wednesday called the TUC (Trades Union Congress) That meeting is discussing lots of different things (motions) and voting on them. If you are a member of… Continue Reading Disability motions at TUC conference
From Fuel Poverty Action. Protest Labour party conference on Wednesday 1st October 2025. There’s also a disability protest on Monday 29th September by DPAC. You might have heard the news that our energy bills are due to rise AGAIN next month. Our policy expert Jonathan Bean has been on the news taking aim at how… Continue Reading Fuel poverty protest at Labour Party conference
Contents DWP ‘shamefully’ failed to track its response to secret advice on cutting suicides. 1 Chancellor’s disability minister skips all three meetings of group set up by Labour to champion disabled people 2 Ofcom ‘is normalising abuse’ by failing to probe GB News guest who said disabled people should be starved 5 Shock and anger… Continue Reading Diability News Service, September 4th
This is an open letter from DPAC Cymru, produced with feedback from six Disabled People’s Organisations. Disclaimer: DPAC Cymru didn’t have time to reach 100% agreed wording with DPAC UK, as we would have liked to. Even within DPAC Cymru, the letter wording is somewhat of a compromise. However, for important tactical reasons in Wales,… Continue Reading We want an independent PIP review!
This might be scary, so it’s good to know in advance. This is just a test, so it is nothing to be worried about. It will help keep you safe if there is a real emergency. Some people, for example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone, may need to opt out of the… Continue Reading UK will test emergency alerts on Sunday 7th September 2025
From Merseyside DPAC: Join Disabled People Against Cuts to protest against the Labour policies killing disabled people outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool 29/09/2025 at 12pm. We will assemble near the Wheel of Liverpool on Keel Wharf L3 4FN. We encourage those who can to a mask in order to protect immunocompromised members… Continue Reading Join disability protests at Labour party conference 2025