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Find out which UK disability benefits and financial support you could be entitled to with Purpl’s free Benefits Checker. Answer a few simple questions to discover personalised benefit options, grants and extra help that could increase your income and reduce the extra cost of disability.

The DWP is restarting PIP reassessments for 153,000 remaining adult DLA claimants in England and Wales. Here is who is affected, who is exempt and what to do if a DWP invitation letter arrives.

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Disabled children often face barriers to summer holiday clubs, transport and days out. This guide explains how to find accessible activities, use access schemes and reduce costs with Purpl.

Disabled people, Blue Badge holders and Priority Services Register customers may be exempt from hosepipe bans if they cannot safely use watering cans or buckets. Here is what to check with your water company.

The Household Support Fund ended on 31 March 2026 and was replaced by the Crisis and Resilience Fund. Here is how local hardship support now works in England, who may qualify and how disabled households can apply.

Pavement parking is illegal across London and Scotland, but England still has no nationwide ban. Find out what the new council powers mean, how pavement parking affects disabled people and why campaigners are calling for stronger national laws.

Andy Burnham wants to reduce welfare spending without crude benefit cuts. We examine what a preventative welfare state would need to deliver for disabled people, from faster healthcare and suitable wheelchairs to accessible transport, employment support and fair disability benefits.