Author: Anne Pridmore

The GUARDIAN Months before the government used the budget to launch plans to tackle Motability – the scheme that leases subsidised vehicles with some disability benefits – a website started quietly spying on disabled drivers. Motability Check – run by an unknown third party and now offline – allowed members of the public to type … Continue reading “Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour Frances Ryan”

New DWP statistics also confirm that, as at September 2025, the majority of migration notices had been issued 17 per cent of individuals sent a migration notice up to May 2025 failed to make a claim to universal credit and had their legacy benefits closed, according to new DWP statistics. In its latest Move to … Continue reading “17 per cent of individuals sent a migration notice up to May 2025 failed to make a claim to universal credit and had their legacy benefits closed”

Chancellor says she ‘can’t leave welfare untouched’ this parliament as budget looms Rachel Reeves has said she “can’t leave welfare untouched” this parliament, with the Treasury understood to be considering axing up to £1bn in tax breaks for a scheme providing cars for disabled people. The chancellor set out her thinking on welfare before next … Continue reading “Rachel Reeves understood to be eyeing cuts to Motability scheme as she tries to plug hole in country’s finances”

I thought you would like to see this film which was launched yesterday. I think it is a useful campaigning tool for us to use:

FIGHTBACK The government is changing some benefits. Here’s what you need to know: PIP Planned changes to PIP have been put on hold after public concern and campaigning. Nothing is changing for now. We are waiting for the Timms Report before making any further decisions. Universal Credit (UC) – Extra Support for Illness/Disability At the … Continue reading “Important: Benefit Changes from April 2026”

PUBLISHED: 04 AUGUST 2025 published by Benefits and Work The promised genuine co-production of the Timms personal independence payment (PIP) review already seems to have been ruled out by disability minister Stephen Timms. Timms gave more details of the process in an interview with the BBC last week covering both the PIP review and the … Continue reading “No genuine co-production for Timms review”

THE Poorer Side of Life As the government plans to raise the pension age to 67 next year with future talks of going even higher the chilling reality begins to set in. Many of us might never get the chance to experience being able to retire from work and for those engaged in physically demanding … Continue reading “The Looming Crisis: Will We Ever Live to See Retirement?”

Real pathways to work should start with real support, especially for people already pushed to the brink by homelessness, says Emma Haddad, chief executive of St Mungo’s EMMA HADDAD 27 Jun 2025 Next week MPs are set to vote on a package of measures designed to cut the benefits bill by £5 billion as the … Continue reading “Benefit cuts are not a ‘pathway to work’ – they risk making people homeless”

Today the Mayor of London issued a statement urging the government to rethink their proposed benefits cuts. He warned that changes could “destroy the financial safety net for thousands Disabled Londoners”, who are estimated to lose £820 million as a result. He also highlighted the specific impact on young Disabled people, women, people with specific … Continue reading “The Mayor of London urges Government to rethink Disability benefits cuts Our response to the Mayor of London’s statement on planned benefit cuts”

John Harris the Guardian These proposed cuts will turn people’s lives into a nightmare. No w Earlier this month, the New Statesman published a long and fascinating article by its newly installed editor, Tom McTague, about the prime minister. Much of it was an account of a dogged hunt for something that never really materialised: … Continue reading “Look at Labour’s cruel attitude towards disability benefits, then tell me Keir Starmer cares about ‘human dignity’”