Olivia Sheed

2 weeks ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Olivia Sheed

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process has been interrogated a lot lately, especially in the wake of the controversial green paper put forward by the Labour party. First, we , then we examined the mental impact. Now, we examine the statistical impact, and found that nearly a quarter of a million of disabled people could be missing out on benefits they are entitled to.

3 weeks ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Olivia Sheed

Millions of people in the UK are now of State Pension age. Despite increases in recent years, and throughout changes in government, protests against policies and a cost-of-living crisis, pensioners have been through the financial wringer. Thankfully for many, if the purse strings feel a little tight, people can claim more than one DWP benefit at a time.

3 weeks ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Olivia Sheed

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, with his funeral taking place less than a week after, this Saturday. Due to start at 10am local time (9am BST), coverage of the event will be broadcast live on BBC One. An 87-page booklet was recently published on the Vatican website, detailing the order of events of the service. Francis’s funeral mass will begin at 10am in St Peter’s Square on Saturday and is expected to attract 200,000 pilgrims.

3 weeks ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Olivia Sheed

Mental health in regards to PIP (Personal Independence Payment) has long been a controversial topic. As of January 2025, over 400,000 people on PIP were claiming for anxiety and depression, one of the most common disability classifications among PIP claimants. Mental illness is often hard to pin down when it comes to PIP, since it isn’t as obvious as something like a wheelchair or cane, but has become more and more prevalent of late amongst disabled people for a number of reasons.

3 weeks ago | chroniclelive.co.uk | Olivia Sheed

On Easter Monday, Pope Francis, head of the Catholic church, passed away aged 88. Tributes poured in from Catholics across the world as well as world leaders who knew the late pontiff, expressing condolences at the death of the much-loved religious leader. Since the announcement of his death, Vatican City has been enacting centuries-old traditions for the death of a Pope, in the lead-up to his funeral. An open casket display has been up since Wednesday for the faithful to give their condolences.