Disability

Liz Kendall, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting of ministers at 10 Downing Street on March 18, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Government announces major changes to PIP and Universal Credit

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PIP changes: new eligibility and assessment points system explained

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PIP reforms - what changes to disability benefits could mean for you

Almost 300,000 PIP applications were denied last year.

The harshest areas in the country for approving disability benefits

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April pay boost for disability benefit claimants - how much you'll get

Ceri De'Ath with her assistance dog, Romi

Sheffield woman describes row with Uber driver over assistance dog

Lily-Rae with actor Kate Winslet.

Kate Winslet gifted £5k so I can see Northern Lights before I go blind

Amy and her two-year-old daughter Rowanna at their home in Stannington, Sheffield.

Mum opens up about tot's extremely rare genetic syndrome

Darren Sables, ahead of his 770-mile handcycle challenge

Disabled dad-of-eight raises hundreds with trans-continental cycle

Meadow the Support Dog

Dog named after Meadowhall will be trained to predict seizures

Attributes which define a ‘healthy person’ include good posture, being able to move without difficulty and aids, and low body fat, according to Brits

These images show what Brits think ‘healthy’ looks like

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Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

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Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners can claim up to £5,600 annually

Cambridge Street Collective food hall, in Sheffield city centre, where a new Changing Places toilet has been opened

'Game changer' as vital facilities open at new city centre food hall

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5 common conditions that make you eligible for £470 monthly PIP help

Chris Low and her foster dog, Mackay.

Daredevil priest, 75, takes on 90ft abseil for Sheffield charity

Chorizo, the UK's first dachshund assistance dog.

Sheffield-trained assistance sausage dog Chorizo graduates

Bronte Craig, Support Dogs’ newly-appointed Rescue Recruitment and Assessor, with rescue dog Adam

Charity recruiting foster carers for unwanted pups in training

This shocking survelliance footage helped to secure the conviction of former Jeremy Kyle guest, Patricia Rogers, and ensure her £500,000 fraudulent claim was denied

Watch moment Jeremy Kyle fraudster's fake disability is exposed

Patricia Rogers' fraudulent insurance claim, in which she alleged a car crash had left her unable to walk, was still in progress when Rogers went on The Jeremy Kyle Show, a Sheffield Crown Court hearing held on April 9, 2024 heard

Woman's fake disability exposed after she went on Jeremy Kyle

More than half of Sheffield's special schools for children with SEND were overcrowded last academic year, while nationwide there were 4,000 more pupils than there were places.

More than half of SEND schools in Sheffield over capacity last year

Life Act in Rehearsal for "Love's Complicated"

"Love’s Complicated" - Love, Disability, and Autonomy - a Theatre Production by ...

Councillor Angela Argenzio, chair of the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee backs The Star's Back Our Buses campaign.

Reliable bus network 'shouldn't be up for debate' says care chief

The leap year may impact when people will receive Universal Credit payments

How the 2024 leap year could affect Universal Credit payments

Zebedee Talent's founders, Zoe Proctor and Laura Winson. Photo: Emily Bloom

Talent agency features in new Channel 4 documentary, New Model Agency

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

Castleton's Visitor Centre has a level access and welcomes all visitors regardless of their ages and abilities.

Accessibility scheme allows visitors to enjoy more of popular village

Eli with his swimming medals

Mum reveals challenges facing disabled boy

30-year-old Billy Pirie, who subjected a woman and two 14-year-old boys to a violent assault, has walked away from Sheffield Crown Court with a suspended sentence

Boy, 14, left 'in shock' after being attacked by 'grown man'

UK adults admit they don't know how to act around disabled people

Estimates from the 2021 census suggest there were at least 1,310 children looked after by 1,650 kinship carers in Sheffield.

Over 1,000 households have children in 'kinship care' arrangements

Natasha, Nick and Harry Hewitt. (Picture: SWNS)

Mum who was told she had migraine died from blood clots, inquest hears

Katie Price reveals ADHD diagnosis & says her ‘brain is wired differently

‘My brain is wired differently’ - Katie Price reveals health diagnosis

Barbie has launched a new doll with Down’s Syndrome in latest campaign with Ellie Goldstein

Barbie doll with Down’s syndrome launched by Mattel

Meganne Christian (L), John McFall (C), and Rosemary Coogan (R) pose during a ceremony to unveil the European Space Agency new class of career astronauts in Paris on November 23, 2022

John McFall set to become the world’s first para-astronaut

Global Accessibility Awareness Day focuses on digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities or impairments. (Image shows visually impaired person working on computer with assistive technology)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022: fill out our survey

The BSI and Motability are working to establish national standards for public EV chargers

New partnership to set disabled access standards for public EV chargers

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These are your legal rights if you are made redundant

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Police have mounted a search for a missing Rotherham girl, Aisha, aged 13

Police mount search for missing girl, 13

The site of the M67 roadworks which will affect journeys transpennine journeys from Sheffield to Manchester. Photo: National Highways

More disruption for motorists crossing Pennines with road closure plan

38-year-old Lee Davies was found injured with a stab wound, following reports of an altercation involving a group of men in a car park in Drummond Street, Rotherham town centre, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Trio accused of car park murder fought with victim over £10 drug bag