The DWP just said it’s stripping 400,000 people of their benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that it's stripping 400,000 people of their social security entitlements. It's ...
Tag: chronic illness
The DWP is still ‘penalising’ terminally ill people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently changed its rules around social security claims for terminally ill people. ...
The Canary needs you to help amplify marginalised people’s voices
At The Canary, we've been busy amplifying the voices of a new generation of young, working-class journalists. And now, we're ...
A groundbreaking chronic illness study quantifies the extent to which it affects people
A study by one chronically ill and disabled person reflects the lived experience of countless people. She's conducted groundbreaking research ...
Spring Statement just trapped millions of people in a digital workhouse
Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement just confirmed that most people claiming social security from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...
DWP deaths: evidence has now been passed to the UN
A UN human rights committee has been handed evidence of potential violations of chronically ill and disabled peoples' rights. Crucially, ...
A survey on corporate media and ME needs your input
A survey is looking at how the media depicts a debilitating chronic illness. It is asking people living with the ...
As the PM wreaked havoc, so did the DWP
Boris Johnson's further descent into chaos has dominated the news. So, you may have missed the fact that the Department ...
ME: the year in review – sickness, lies, and subversion
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disease that has repeatedly hit the headlines in 2021. Sadly, this has often not been ...
DWP: the year in review – cuts, chaos and court battles
2021 saw the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly hit the headlines. In this article, The Canary looks back ...
NICE is at the centre of another growing scandal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is at the centre of another growing scandal. This time, it's ...
If you’re a disabled person the UN needs to hear from you
As reported by The Canary in October, the UN is getting ready to investigate how the UK government treats chronically ...
DWP staff’s office antics are the worst of the lot
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff have been exposed in the government's Christmas parties scandal. And although the government ...
An FOI reveals a rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed the rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment. It ...
The government faces pressure over ‘harmful’ NHS treatments
A new campaign aims to get the government to put mechanisms in place for reporting harms caused by controversial medical ...
NICE’s new ME guidelines won’t stop the whitewash of the disease
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). ...
One DWP benefits decision is overturned ‘every minute of the working day’
More than 12,000 disabled people are successfully overturning wrong PIP decisions every month, according to analysis of Government data.
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