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Disabled jobseekers are being shut out of finding work
The government needs to invest in tech and training to close the disability employment gap.
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Disability benefit delays are causing cancer patients’ health to worsen
People are waiting an average of 14 weeks to find out if they will get welfare payments, Macmillan research reveals.
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Disabled people shouldn’t be subject to “cruel” benefit sanctions, say charities
Jeremy Hunt wants his Budget to help “remove the barriers to work” for long-term sick and disabled people.
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The cost-of-living crisis is pushing disabled people into poverty
Benefits are not keeping up with rising bills.
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As prices rise, support for disabled people faces a £1bn shortfall
The government has not uprated disability benefits in line with inflation.
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The Paralympics needs to do better on learning disability
People with a learning disability still face barriers to participating in sport, and that has to change at all levels.
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