Government’s £386m spending on Jobcentre-based support for disabled people has not reduced the number who are out of work, the spending watchdog has found.
Thousands of sick or disabled people have missed out on employment support allowance due to the government’s “inept” handling of payments, MPs have claimed.
There has been an increase in the number of disabled people working in the civil service but many still face discrimination, according to analysis from a think-tank.
The performance of companies carrying out health and disability assessments for the Department of Work and Pensions is still below par and a source of undue anxiety for claimants, the Public Accounts...
The theft of the blue badges that allow disabled people greater discretion over where they park their car, has doubled in the last year, according to figures published by the Local Government...