Chronically ill people have had to protest yet again for basic support
Chronically ill, disabled people have once more taken to protesting. They're calling for funding for medical research into their disease, ...
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Chronic illness: the grief behind the social media stories
Earlier in September, UK tabloid the Daily Mail caused uproar with an article about chronically ill and disabled people. It ...
DWP shambles as cost of living payments delayed
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has already screwed up the next round of so-called cost of living payments. ...
DWP covers-up compensation deal for over 100,000 claimants
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has covered up a compensation deal potentially worth thousands of pounds for claimants. ...
The DWP is facing an inquiry into disability assessments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is currently the subject of an inquiry. It is about the department's controversial ...
The DWP just said it’s stripping 400,000 people of their benefits
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that it's stripping 400,000 people of their social security entitlements. It's ...
The DWP is still ‘penalising’ terminally ill people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recently changed its rules around social security claims for terminally ill people. ...
The Canary needs you to help amplify marginalised people’s voices
At The Canary, we've been busy amplifying the voices of a new generation of young, working-class journalists. And now, we're ...
A groundbreaking chronic illness study quantifies the extent to which it affects people
A study by one chronically ill and disabled person reflects the lived experience of countless people. She's conducted groundbreaking research ...
Spring Statement just trapped millions of people in a digital workhouse
Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement just confirmed that most people claiming social security from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...
DWP deaths: evidence has now been passed to the UN
A UN human rights committee has been handed evidence of potential violations of chronically ill and disabled peoples' rights. Crucially, ...
A survey on corporate media and ME needs your input
A survey is looking at how the media depicts a debilitating chronic illness. It is asking people living with the ...
As the PM wreaked havoc, so did the DWP
Boris Johnson's further descent into chaos has dominated the news. So, you may have missed the fact that the Department ...
ME: the year in review – sickness, lies, and subversion
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disease that has repeatedly hit the headlines in 2021. Sadly, this has often not been ...
DWP: the year in review – cuts, chaos and court battles
2021 saw the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly hit the headlines. In this article, The Canary looks back ...
NICE is at the centre of another growing scandal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is at the centre of another growing scandal. This time, it's ...
If you’re a disabled person the UN needs to hear from you
As reported by The Canary in October, the UN is getting ready to investigate how the UK government treats chronically ...
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