MND Association repsonds to disability employment strategy
The Motor Neurone Disease Association says the government's new strategy fails to acknowledge that employment-related initiatives are not suitable for all disabled people.The Motor Neurone Disease...
View ArticleAtos, Maximus and Capita questioned on disability assessments
Newly released statistics show that at times almost 60 per cent of Capita disability assessments have been deemed 'unacceptable' by the DWP.The Work and Pensions Select Committee is carrying out an...
View ArticlePIP and ESA claimants’ stories set out in report
When the Work and Pensions Committee put out a call for evidence on PIP and ESA assessments, the response was overwhelming.In September 2017, the Work and Pensions Committee put out a call for evidence...
View ArticleDamning report on PIP and ESA assessments
A Work and Pensions Committee report says public contract failures have led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits.The Work and Pensions Committee has...
View ArticlePIP and ESA assessments are working as intended
PIP and ESA assessments are working as intendedread more
View ArticleNational Audit Office investigation into errors in Employment and Support...
A National Audit Office report details how the DWP has underpaid tens of thousands of ill or disabled people by thousands of pounds each.Since 2011, the Department for Work and Pensions has underpaid...
View ArticleMS nurses speak out about harm caused by the benefits system
MS specialist nurses have spoken about the harm they see to patients trying to claim disability benefits lsuch as Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance.MS specialist nurses...
View ArticleCharity takes legal action against DWP for disabled claimants' arrears
The Child Poverty Action Group is challenging the DWP’s decision to limit backdated payments for disabled people who were underpaid when they were moved from incapacity benefit to Employment and...
View ArticleGovernment responds to reports on PIP and ESA assessments
The Government has published its response to two reports from the Work and Pensions Committee on assessments for ESA and PIP.The Government has responded to reports from the Work and Pensions Committee...
View ArticleGovernment 'creating hostile environment for disability benefit claimants'
New research reveals the devastating impacts that welfare reforms are having on the lives of people who are disabled or severely unwell.New research by anti-poverty charity Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K)...
View ArticleCPAG legal action leads to full arrears for disabled claimants
Disabled people who were underpaid ESA will receive their backdated arrears in full, follwoing legal action from Child Poverty Action Group.The Child Poverty Action Group has welcomed the Work and...
View ArticleDangerous drive for ‘work’ at all costs continues, despite evidence
Dangerous drive for ‘work’ at all costs continues, despite evidenceread more
View ArticleWelfare reform, deaths, and the reluctance to make a connection
Welfare reform, deaths, and the reluctance to make a connectionread more
View ArticleBenefit sanctions, disabled people, and evidence ignored
Benefit sanctions, disabled people, and evidence ignoredread more
View ArticleGovernment 'dodging the big questions on disability benefits'
Universal Credit will leave many disabled people worse off, but the Work and Pensions Committee says the government's response to its concerns 'dodges all the big questions'.As the Secretary of State...
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