More great news, as the Assisted Suicide Bill in the Westminster Parliament also falls, joining the Scottish Bill which was voted down last week.
The multimillionaire lobbyists behind these Bills are spreading an untrue story that the Westminster Bill failed because it was ‘talked out’ by opponents in the House of Lords. This story is objectively untrue for the following reasons.
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The Government have decided to review Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This page is designed to help disabled people understand this Review and contribute to it.
In the summer of 2025, the Government introduced legislation to cut PIP so that fewer disabled people would be able to claim it. However, many MPS said they would not support this plan and so the Government said that no cuts would be made to PIP until after PIP had been ‘fully reviewed’.
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The Covid good news continues, as infection levels in England remain at their lowest level since 2021. The risk level remains Moderate, with 1 in every 648 people in England infected. In other good news, other respiratory viruses are mostly now back at baseline levels. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, in the community remains at its lowest ever level.
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More Covid good news, as infection levels fall to their lowest level since 2021. For the first time, we have reduced the risk level to Moderate, with 1 in every 638 people in England infected. In other good news, other respiratory viruses are mostly now back at baseline levels. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, in the community is at its lowest ever level.
Because of the lag in publishing other Covid data, we are basing our risk assessment this week entirely on NOIDS data. However, this data historically has been reliable, and we are confident as clinically vulnerable people ourselves that our assessment is accurate.
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Article accurate as of 16 March 2026
There has been an outbreak of “invasive meningococcal disease” in the Canterbury area of Kent. Two teenagers have died, and a number are seriously ill. The NHS are warning that anyone who becomes unwell with symptoms of meningitis or septicaemia should go immediately to A&E or call 999.
Cases of this serious disease have not been reported outside Kent so far. The NHS is giving antibiotics to thousands of people in the area to try and prevent any spread. However, meningitis can and does spread between people. For this reason, we are warning all disabled people, carers, and clinically vulnerable people to be on special alert for the symptoms.
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The Covid good news continues for another week, with risk levels remaining Moderately High and 1 in every 495 people in England infected. Other respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain above baseline but continue to decline. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, is still at historically lower levels.
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The Covid good news continues for a further week, with risk levels remaining Moderately High and 1 in every 419 people in England infected. Other respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain above baseline but continue to fall fast. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, remains at historically lower levels.
As clinically-vulnerable people ourselves, we are reasonably confident that this is a robust risk assessment.
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BuDS has joined with 50 other charities and disabled people’s organisations to urge the Timms Review of Personal Independent Payment (PIP) to consult very widely with disabled people receiving all types of benefit.
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The Covid good news continues for another week, with risk levels remaining Moderately High and 1 in every 392 people in England infected. Other respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are still above baseline but declining fast. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, remains at historically lower levels.
As clinically-vulnerable people ourselves, we are reasonably confident that this is a robust risk assessment.
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The Covid good news continues, with risk levels remaining Moderately High and 1 in every 430 people in England infected. Other respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) remain elevated, but the trend in both is downwards. Overall, the risk from respiratory viruses, including Covid, is at historically lower levels.
As clinically-vulnerable people ourselves, we are reasonably confident that this is a robust risk assessment.
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