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Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government announces major changes to PIP and Universal Credit

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PIP changes: new eligibility and assessment points system explained

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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

Almost 300,000 PIP applications were denied last year.

The harshest areas in the country for approving disability benefits

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April pay boost for disability benefit claimants - how much you'll get

Lily-Rae with actor Kate Winslet.

Kate Winslet gifted £5k so I can see Northern Lights before I go blind

Attributes which define a ‘healthy person’ include good posture, being able to move without difficulty and aids, and low body fat, according to Brits

These images show what Brits think ‘healthy’ looks like

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

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Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners can claim up to £5,600 annually

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5 common conditions that make you eligible for £470 monthly PIP help

Rev Frances Ecclestion centre with candidates (from left) Green, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform.

Candidates quizzed in Whaley Bridge

The leap year may impact when people will receive Universal Credit payments

How the 2024 leap year could affect Universal Credit payments

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

UK adults admit they don't know how to act around disabled people

Katie Price reveals ADHD diagnosis & says her ‘brain is wired differently

‘My brain is wired differently’ - Katie Price reveals health diagnosis

Barbie has launched a new doll with Down’s Syndrome in latest campaign with Ellie Goldstein

Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome launched by Mattel

Meganne Christian (L), John McFall (C), and Rosemary Coogan (R) pose during a ceremony to unveil the European Space Agency new class of career astronauts in Paris on November 23, 2022

John McFall set to become the world’s first para-astronaut

More than 8 million households in the UK, including thousands in Derbyshire, will get a a second cash payment of £324 to ease cost of living pressures this autumn.

Eligible Preston households to get £324 second cost of living payment

Global Accessibility Awareness Day focuses on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities or impairments. (Image shows visually impaired person working on computer with assistive technology)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022: fill out our survey

The BSI and Motability are working to establish national standards for public EV chargers

New partnership to set disabled access standards for public EV chargers

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These are your legal rights if you are made redundant

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One in ten business '˜unable to support disabled workers'

County’s loneliness problem revealed

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