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Deaf News: Charity Sense expresses deep concern over documentary revealing behaviour of PIP assessors

April 12, 2016 by Editor

The charity Sense, which represents Deafblind people, has responded to the Channel 4 programme Dispatches that aired last night, investigating the planned […]

Tamsin Coates: Why filling in the Disability Living Allowance form has me reaching for a drink

August 19, 2013 by Editor

I belong to a secret society of drinkers. It is an elite club and one I have belonged to since […]

Meet: Bethany Eason, the deaf teenager who was interviewed on Channel 4 News last night

April 4, 2013 by Editor

Meet Bethany Eason: she’s 15 years old and yesterday she appeared on Channel 4 News to tell the world in no […]

Ian Noon: The battle’s lost on welfare cuts for deaf people

March 7, 2013 by Editor

The Department for Work and Pensions’ have succeeded in their plans to replace Disability Living Allowance with a new benefit […]

Luke Blackburn: Losing my DLA

June 29, 2012 by Editor

So… Disability Living Allowance? Seems to be a piece of cake just getting it, no? I, myself, was once the […]

Ian Noon: Is the Government telling deaf people to PIP off on disability benefits?

February 28, 2012 by Editor

It took me a while but I finally read through the Department for Work and Pension’s consultation on the eligibility […]