Representatives of the MND Association have presented a 55,000-name petition demanding the Government change the benefit rules for people with a terminal illness to Number 10 Downing Street. David
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on MND held its AGM last week and elected the Officers for another year. Madeleine Moon MP (Labour, Bridgend) remains as Chair of the Group, whilst
Disabled people are four times worse of financially than non-disabled people as a result of welfare reforms, according to new research commissioned by the Disability Benefits Consortium. The Motor
Today Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will formally announce a review into how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of life and those with severe conditions. The announcement
More than 60 MPs and Peers accepted an invitation to meet people with MND, Association volunteers and health and social care professionals at a Parliamentary drop in focusing attention on a new report
A report revealing terminally ill people face devastating and far-reaching financial hardship because of a ‘made-up policy fudge’ has been welcomed by the Motor Neurone Disease (MND)
21 June 2019 A year ago on Global MND Awareness Day 2018 we, as clinicians who work closely with people living with motor neurone disease (MND), called upon the Government to urgently reform the fast
In our 40th anniversary year, the MND Association is using Global MND Awareness Day to urge people to sign our petition calling for a quicker and easier process for people with a terminal illness to
Carers of people with motor neurone disease (MND) travelled to Parliament during Carers Week (10-16 June) to raise awareness of caring. Dianne Hepburn from Norfolk and Richard Webb from Cheshire spoke
This week we’ve lodged a formal complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Universal Credit Uncovered, newspaper advertorials.