Politics With his disability benefit cuts, George Osborne is telling us we’re not “disabled enough” The Chancellor plans to save £1.2bn in the Budget by reforming the PIP benefit and making it even harder to claim. By Amy Mackelden
The government denied me disability benefit because I could “probably make a sandwich” I allegedly didn’t look tired enough at my assessment to convince them that my Multiple Sclerosis-induced fatigue is real. By Amy Mackelden
Benefit assessments are making society more hostile towards the invisibly disabled Why is there such a huge discrepancy between the way we treat people with visible disabilities and the way… By Amy Mackelden
What it feels like to have Multiple Sclerosis when the government takes your disability benefit away The personal independence payment benefit is failing the sick and disabled. By Amy Mackelden