3 d. ago Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts will be ‘catastrophic’

Martin Lewis’ charity Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed research on the impact of changes to PIP as it calls on the government to drop the plans

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3 d. ago Police warning after man knocks on doors pretending to collect charity donations

South Wales Police said it has received reports of people pretending to represent local businesses

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4 d. ago Voices: I went to a DwP benefit cut consultation: Here’s what I found

Attendees were told how important their views were – but it speaks volumes that we were handed leaflets with the number of the Samaritans on it, writes James Moore

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4 d. ago 'There will be more Jodeys': Mother of disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut urges Labour to rethink plans to slash welfare

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, had been asked in January 2017 to attend a work capability assessment before her payments were stopped, but she was not well enough to go.

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5 d. ago Housebound disabled woman who killed herself after her benefits were cut left notes saying she was unable to pay her bills and had no food, inquest hears

Jodey Whiting, 42, from Stockton-on-Tees, had been asked in January 2017 to attend a work capability assessment before her payments were stopped, but she was not well enough to go.

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6 d. ago Urgent warning to vapers over 'ticking time bomb' after vape ban

A charity has issued a warning to anyone throwing away a single-use vape

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6 d. ago Charity warns of disposable vapes ‘ticking time bomb’ following ban

Electrical Safety First urged vapers not to ‘bin the battery’ following the ban on the sale of disposable or single-use vapes from June 1.

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1 week ago DWP reveals the 700,000 people who will avoid Starmer’s PIP benefits changes

Minister for social security and disability Sir Stephen Timms confirmed which group will be unaffected by PIP changes

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1 week ago Labour is taking the Pip – and disabled people have had enough | Cherylee Houston

I am in tears reading the stories of what might happen if these further cuts go ahead, which is why I’ve joined forces with others to demand actionDisabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cutsWhy have so many deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent public figures pulled together to launch the campaign #TakingThePIP?Every area of life as a disabled person is difficult – employment, social situations, healthcare, education, transport and by far the most pervasive and arduous: other people’s attitudes. Everything is a fight, but this feels like a fight too far. If Labour goes ahead with its proposed benefits cuts to tighten the eligibility criteria for personal independence payment (Pip) and reduce or lose the health element of universal credit, many people in my community don’t know how they will survive. Make no bones about it: this could be a matter of life and death for some people. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts

Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changesMore than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Rosie Jones, Ruth Madeley and Cherylee Houston, have called on the prime minister to abandon “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.In an open letter to Keir Starmer before a planned Commons vote next month, they argue that the government’s plan to reduce eligibility to personal independence payment (Pip) and the health component of universal credit is a matter of “survival” and “basic human rights”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Experts reveal parts of the body men and women are most likely to get skin cancer

A charity has warned that summer clothing choices fuel skin cancer risk – as projections suggest a surge in melanoma rates

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1 week ago Keir Starmer considering DWP benefit cut changes after PIP backlash

The Prime Minister is said to be considering “tweaks” to welfare cuts planned by the Government

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1 week ago DWP PIP benefits £47 change will 'push people deeper into poverty', charity warns

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government is on the side of sick and disabled people

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2 w. ago Disability claimants with back problems to lose most in Labour’s welfare changes

Liz Kendall will argue her benefit cuts are necessary to save the welfare state

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2 w. ago Hundreds of lives could be lost each year due to ‘first aid fear’, charity warns

Many are hesitant to provide assistance during emergencies, new research shows

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2 w. ago ‘First aid fear’ is costing hundreds of lives a year as people afraid to act, charity warns

Many are hesitant to provide assistance during emergencies, new research shows

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3 w. ago Top breast cancer charity reveals full list of toxic chemicals in shampoos and face creams that carry tumour risk

A cancer charity warns that millions of women are unaware commonly used products could carry what chemicals that increase their risk of the disease.

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