No one should have to spend the final years of their life worrying about money, navigating complicated benefit systems or fighting to prove how ill they are inews.co.uk/news/father-...

My father was denied PIP while he was dying from prostate cancer

Amy Bassinder says her dad Neil was under 'enormous' pressure to keep working after being rejected for PIP – then got it six weeks before his death

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People living with life-limiting illnesses that will only get worse shouldn’t have to be put through repeated benefits reassessments. They add stress and paperwork at a time when people are already dealing with so much. It has to stop. 🛑 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

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@mariecurieuk.bsky.social and over 30 other organisations have written to Stephen Timms. We are calling for the Timms Review to put a stop to PIP reassessments for people with terminal and progressive life-limiting conditions. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write

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From Monday, when the State Pension age increases, thousands more terminally ill people will die in poverty before being able to access this support New @mariecurieppa.bsky.social blog outlines why and how this inequality needs to change tinyurl.com/2p9navva

Rise in state pension risk to terminally ill people

As the State Pension age rises, thousands more people will miss out on vital financial support at the end of life.

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“That the universal credit cut will affect new claimants says the quiet part out loud: anyone can become disabled or ill. And every time governments slash the safety net, we can’t know if it’ll be us, a loved one or stranger who will fall through it.” Today’s col www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan

If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

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How could the government better support disabled people to start and stay in work? Our report (co-written with @beccastacey.bsky.social) highlights how the Access to Work scheme could play a pivotal role. But right now, it's not meeting its potential. www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Some of us in the @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social have written an article on Labour's employment and social security policies post 2024 for a Special Issue. Open Access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Great report from Victoria and @beccastacey.bsky.social on how Access to Work could support disabled people in the workplace better

Victoria Lee (née Anns)@victoria-j-lee.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Access to Work isn’t meeting its BIG potential! 🧵 New report out now: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

We've got a new campaign out today ahead of the local elections: act.debtjustice.org.uk/contact-your...

Contact your council: Ban the bailiffs!

With local elections happening in hundreds of councils across the country this spring it’s time we told our local councillors that we want to see action on council tax debt and an end to bailiff use.

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I’ve started a new role @mariecurieuk.bsky.social, leading on their policy work on the financial challenges faced by people with terminal illness and those close to them I’m very keen to chat to people working in this area, so please do get in touch at becca.stacey@mariecurie.org.uk!

The government wants to enhance contributory unemployment benefits - we’re good with that Contribution-based benefits can help the legitimacy of the welfare state. There is a catch though… www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Disabled people are routinely shut out of employment. My brilliant colleagues @beccastacey.bsky.social and @victoria-anns.bsky.social draw on the experience of the people we support to chart a way forward 👇

Becca Stacey@beccastacey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1

The government is keen for more disabled people to move into work, but what happens to those who do work? Becca and Victoria's brilliant report looks at the challenges many disabled people face when moving into and staying in work 👇

Becca Stacey@beccastacey.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1

The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1

The OBR says the rise in claims was linked to the cost of living crisis The way disabled people have been vilified over PIP, as if they were trying to play the system, was disgusting & shameful Hacks & commentators that engaged in the grotesque demonisation of disabled people should be ashamed.

Chaminda Jayanetti@cjayanetti.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New PIP claims are starting to decline

There’s a risk that the Keep Britain Working plan will see good employers continuing to perform well and receiving more recognition for this. And that little will be done to change the behaviour of employers who are failing to support disabled workers. wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/our-response...

Our response to the Keep Britain Working report

This week, the Keep Britain Working Review published their final report. This review has sparked an important discussion about how…

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Initial thoughts on the Keep Britain Working Review (More reflections to follow in an upcoming blog)

Great report showing what we see all too often at Citizens Advice: work being used against people at PIP assessments Being able to engage in paid or voluntary work doesn’t cancel out someone’s care or mobility needs - this mindset just pushes disabled people further from the labour market

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust)@z2ktrust.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Making the benefits system meaner has backfired. The punitive PIP system is leaving disabled people too afraid to try work. It’s time to overhaul the broken assessment process. Read our new report here: https://z2k.org/pip-report/

Great to see coverage of the 5 week wait in @the-independent.com, highlighting new Citizens Advice analysis of the huge scale of this issue ⚠️800,000 households repaying loans to DWP only needed because of 5 week wait for 1st UC payment ⚠️0.5M+ children growing up in households repaying these loans

Citizens Advice@citizensadvice.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“No family should have to borrow money just to eat while waiting for support they’re entitled to.” We're calling on the government to take action on one of Universal Credit's longest-standing problems: the 5 week wait. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4odsGnL

DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Very encouraging to read that the Government is preparing to lift the two-child limit as part of its child poverty strategy, but it is disheartening that options short of scrapping it entirely are still being considered. Thread on why this would be the wrong choice for an ambitious strategy:

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

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📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support

Some fantastic insights and policy ideas in @beccastacey.bsky.social's new report. We can't simply will more disabled people into work, there needs to be greater support - and the benefits system might be going in the wrong direction 👇

Becca Stacey@beccastacey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The govt wants to get more disabled people into work, but isn't making full use of the tools at its disposal In my new report for @citizensadvice.bsky.social I've looked at how our social security system could do more to make sure that when disabled people want to work, work really does pay /1

Great to see @beccastacey.bsky.social's research covered here by @cjayanetti.bsky.social in the @bigissue.com www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

DWP plans will see more than 50,000 disabled people lose job support

DWP plans mean large numbers of disabled people will no longer qualify for a work allowance to support people looking for employment.

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At least 50,000 disabled people could lose access to financial employment support if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap the WCA benefit assessment, according to a new report from Citizens Advice The true figure is likely to be higher By me, for Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

DWP plans will see more than 50,000 disabled people lose job support

DWP plans mean large numbers of disabled people will no longer qualify for a work allowance to support people looking for employment.

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Important and thoughtful new report from @beccastacey.bsky.social on how the benefits system could be better at making work pay for disabled people + great to see this coverage in @bigissue.com from @cjayanetti.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Becca Stacey@beccastacey.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Many thanks to @cjayanetti.bsky.social for their write-up of this piece in the @bigissue.com tinyurl.com/2rvs3n4t

The govt wants to get more disabled people into work, but isn't making full use of the tools at its disposal In my new report for @citizensadvice.bsky.social I've looked at how our social security system could do more to make sure that when disabled people want to work, work really does pay /1

Cuts to disability benefits weren’t totally averted! 🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts. www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social‬ on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.

The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives. This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵 🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...