9 h. ago DWP under fire as details emerge over massive waits PIP claimants are facing

Disabled people face being pushed into debt and poverty while waiting for the PIP claims to be processed, a new report has found

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35 h. ago Government issues major update on Lifetime ISAs held by 1.5m Britons

The government will top up your contributions by a quarter for free - but using it wrongly can also cost you money

Politics

60 h. ago Government issues update on pavement parking problem affecting parents and people with disabilities

New regulations surrounding the issue will come into force this year

Politics

60 h. ago A provocative new play challenges society’s ‘discomfort that disabled people have sex lives’

(We indulge in) a bit of roll play is an explicit drama about a young disabled man’s sexual expression – and puts uncomfortable questions to its audience“I’m asked quite a lot why everything I make ends up being about sex,” says Scottish writer and director Robert Softley Gale, artistic director of the company Birds of Paradise. His new production, (We indulge in) a bit of roll play, is designed to provoke frank discussions around sex and disability. “People say the right things and that they support equality, but what if you push that into areas that are less comfortable? Like would you ever date a disabled person? Would you marry a disabled person? Would you have sex with a disabled person? Some would go, ‘Yeah, of course I would.’ But would they? There’s still discomfort in recognising that disabled people have sex lives.”Softley Gale and his co-writers, Hana Pascal Keegan and Gabriella Sloss, aim to challenge audiences in the show which he is also directing. They hope to counter...

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3 d. ago Older people without a Blue Badge may be able to use disabled parking spaces

Pension age disability benefits do not include a mobility element which can act as a passport to the Blue Badge or Motability schemes.

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4 d. ago Carers in Scotland to receive new weekly cash supplement from March

People who care for more than one disabled person may also be eligible for an extra annual payment of £520.

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5 d. ago Shortage of NHS stroke specialists leaving thousands dead or disabled, say doctors

Exclusive: Chronic lack of consultants across UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in timeThousands of people who have had a stroke are ending up severely disabled or dying because the NHS has too few specialists to treat them quickly enough, senior doctors are warning.A chronic shortage of stroke consultants across the NHS means that patients are suffering horrendous consequences because of delays in getting clot-busting drugs and surgery, they said.70% of stroke units are short of at least one consultant in stroke care, and many are two down.53 of 84 hospitals that responded had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.The NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes in the workforce caused by the difficulty in recruiting new consultants.10% of the NHS’s 423 substantive (permanent) consultants are due to retire in the next five years, exacerbating the existing shortage. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Shortage of NHS stroke specialists resulting in thousands dead or disabled, say doctors

Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medicsThousands of people who have had a stroke are ending up severely disabled or dying because the NHS has too few specialists to treat them quickly enough, senior doctors are warning.A chronic shortage of stroke consultants across the NHS means that patients are suffering horrendous consequences because of delays in getting clot-busting drugs and surgery, they said.70% of stroke units are short of at least one consultant in stroke care, and many are two down.53 of 84 hospitals that responded had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.The NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes in the workforce caused by the difficulty in recruiting new consultants.10% of the NHS’s 423 substantive (permanent) consultants are due to retire in the next five years, exacerbating the existing shortage. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Government issues firework ban update after petition reaches 189,000 signatures

The Government issued a response to the petition back in November

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1 week ago Linlithgow MSP Fiona Hyslop highlighting Scotland’s Disability Summit in 2026

The summit, which will take place from 10am to 4pm in person and online, will bring together disabled people, carers, advocates and allies to reflect on progress and look to the future.

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3 w. ago Dubai urgent travel alert issued as terrorists 'likely to attack UAE'

The UK government has issued updated travel advice for the UAE due to the high threat of a terrorist attack, possibly targeting Israeli and Jewish linked sites

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3 w. ago Trump judicial nominee admits he delivered sermon saying disabled people shouldn’t get married

The toughest line of questioning during the Senate hearing for nominee Justin R. Olson came from Trump’s own party

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3 w. ago Major Government update over eligibility for Blue Badge scheme

The Blue Badge disabled parking scheme is used by more than three million people across the UK

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3 w. ago Obituary: Nabil Shaban, celebrated disabled actor and radical activist

Nabil Shaban, actor and activist. Born: February 12, 1953 in Amman, Jordan. Died: October 25, 2025 in Edinburgh, aged 72

Culture

3 w. ago Motability Scheme tax changes set to be introduced within months

From July 2026, new VAT and insurance tax rules will affect the Motability Scheme which helps disabled people lease vehicles using their PIP or other disability benefit payments

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4 w. ago People with one of six hidden health conditions may be eligible for a Blue Badge

The Blue Badge scheme allows disabled people to park closer to their destinations and reduce the physical strain of needing to walk further

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4 w. ago UK Government responds to calls to 'double' tax threshold for pensioners

A Government update has been issued after a petition was raised calling for the tax threshold for pensioners to be doubled

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4 w. ago Government issues update amid calls to 'double' UK State Pension tax threshold

A parliamentary petition claims that "State Pensioners should have double the tax-free allowance"

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4 w. ago Afghan polio survivor's sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers

A childhood polio survivor in Afghanistan has set up a small sock factory that employs other disabled people

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last month Carers in Scotland to receive new weekly cash supplement alongside benefit payment

People who care for more than one disabled person may also be eligible for an extra annual payment of £520.

Economics