The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Around 329,334 people in Scotland were claiming PIP in October of last year with over two million in England also claiming for it. Meanwhile in Wales, over 200,000 people also claimed the benefit with a total of 3,166,864 claimants in the UK.

In this edition we report on the latest technological innovations for disabled people in France. Founded by Nicolas Huchet, who lost his right hand in a work-related accident, My Human Kit is a company aimed at transforming the lives of those living with a disability. From prosthetic hands to electric…

Advocates are concerned people with disability in detention settings across Australia have been forgotten following the cancelled visit of an international torture prevention group.

Karen Butler-Lynch, who lives on disability allowance, and pensioner Anette Manning went to the Commission of Regulation for Utilities, when they got a €815 heating bill for a four week period

A successful claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment made before reaching retirement age will continue.

Brown’s appeals ran out after almost 30 years on death row. Defense attorneys claim Harris County prosecutors hid evidence pointing to another suspect in the 1992 shooting deaths of four people in a Houston drug house.

The first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living payment is due in the new financial year.

"To go in and be in a seat where I couldn't even see was very disappointing."

The family was told their son's disability made him a "burden to the taxpayer". JFC.