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The upcoming bill addressing Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reform and broader budget cuts could mark a turning point for millions of vulnerable citizens across the UK. If passed, it threatens to withdraw essential support from disabled individuals who rely on this benefit to maintain basic quality of life.
Trussell Trust has issued a grave warning to the UK Government: if planned welfare reforms and budget cuts continue, an additional 340,000 people in households with a disabled member will be forced into hunger and hardship by 2030. For many of these families, it isn’t just a question of putting food on the table — it’s a question of survival.
Talking about your disability in the workplace can be daunting—but it’s also a powerful step toward ensuring you’re treated fairly and given the support you need. Whether you’re starting a new job, facing challenges in your current role, or navigating a return to work after time off, knowing how and when to disclose your disability is essential.
Disability and poverty are deeply intertwined, and when they co-exist, the barriers multiply. Families with disabled children are more likely to experience financial hardship, social exclusion, and mental health challenges, yet they often receive the least support. According to recent research, including findings from The Childhood Trust, the cost of living crisis has placed even more strain on already stretched services, making it harder for social workers to meet the needs of families with disabled children.
To truly support vulnerable families, we must see poverty for what it is—a pervasive risk factor that influences every other domain of a child’s life. More than just economic deprivation, poverty reduces access to opportunity, stability, and wellbeing. Investing in early intervention, social work training, disability inclusion, and long-term support for care leavers and young carers is essential.
In support of these national efforts, Disabled Entrepreneur UK is proud to partner with a leading market research agency, offering access to relevant datasets and analysis upon request. This partnership provides valuable insights into health inequalities, disability demographics, and socioeconomic factors that can help inform and enrich public health research initiatives across Wales. By aligning lived experience, academic expertise, and practical evidence, Disabled Entrepreneur UK contributes to building a more inclusive, informed, and forward-thinking public health research ecosystem.
Trauma is the emotional and psychological response to an event—or series of events—that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. It’s not just about what happened, but how it made you feel: unsafe, powerless, or deeply shaken. Trauma can stem from a one-time incident like an accident or loss, or from long-term experiences like abuse, neglect, or living in constant fear.
Even if others say “It was so long ago” — your pain is still real. Your nervous system may have held onto that trauma as a silent passenger all these years. But healing is not a deadline — it’s a journey.
When a system structurally excludes, misjudges, or punishes people with fluctuating disabilities, it is not just morally unjust — it may also be legally non-compliant. Disabled individuals and advocacy groups have a strong basis to argue that the PIP framework, as currently implemented, fails to meet legal standards of fairness, equality, and dignity.
Trauma is a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. It can stem from a one-time event or a series of ongoing circumstances and often results in long-lasting psychological effects. Trauma reshapes how a person sees the world, interacts with others, and processes emotions.