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With his claims of a ‘sicknote culture’, the prime minister is scapegoating those worst affected by 14 years of Conservative rule, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Though Australians with disability will be supported into employment with a $26 million funding boost, they might not be paid the national minimum wage.

The promise of the Congress and CPI(M) to include disability as a specific ground for discrimination under Article 15 (and Article 16) of the Constitution has sparked optimism within the disability rights movement

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s latest plan to cut benefits was presented in misleading packaging

A task force set up to tackle fraud within a government-funded disability insurance scheme has led to dozens of people facing court.

Closure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ culture

Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment

The prime minister’s speech on cracking down on ‘sicknote culture’ was heavy on rhetoric but light on evidence and detail

Some children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect.

PM criticised for personal independence payment review amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill