Change to disability benefits appeals process could leave people penniless

Disability campaigners fear jobcentre staff will be ill-equipped to judge people's work capability.

A double whammy of a revised appeals process and the abolition of legal aid threatens to deny benefits to vulnerable claimants Continue reading

Get ready for work: what woman who needs constant care was told

Ruth Anim has learning difficulties, a heart problem and epilepsy. A work capability test by Atos said she should prepare for a job Continue reading

Breadline Britain Day Four: benefits, mental health, poverty

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The psychological and financial impact of austerity and welfare reform on vulnerable citizens Continue reading

Loss of funds sinks former pit village’s ‘big society’ plans

Nottinghamshire scheme that helped cut crime and sparked community involvement falls victim to government cuts

Whatever happened to the big society? Continue reading