Earlier this week the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on MND met in Parliament to discuss our Scrap 6 Months campaign on access to welfare benefits for people who are terminally ill. At the
It’s now six months since the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced a review into how the welfare benefits system supports terminally ill people. The review was announced in response
In the run up to the general election 2019, we joined forces with Marie Curie to seek commitment from all parliamentary candidates to help Scrap 6 Months and reform the welfare benefits system for
10 people die every day waiting for a decision on their disability benefits claim. People with MND don’t have time to wait. Ahead of the 2019 general election on 12 December, the MND Association
Following last week’s announcement that a snap General Election will be held on December 12th, the MND Association has launched its election manifesto. We’re calling on all political
A misleading Department for Work and Pensions advert has been banned following a complaint by the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The Association lodged an official complaint with the Advertising
Fifteen clinicians have signed a letter to Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, demanding the Government deliver on the promise made by former Secretary Amber Rudd to review the
Three months ago today the previous Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary announced a review of how the benefits system supports those with terminal illness. Since then we have continued to
The Labour Party has announced its intentions to scrap Universal Credit, the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) flagship welfare reform policy. Universal Credit is a new benefits system which
People living with MND are becoming trapped in inaccessible homes due to a failure to deliver essential home adaptations, according to our new report. Terminally ill people are living for months, and