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PIP & ESA assessments inquiry – how to take part
Work and Pensions Committee PIP and ESA Assessments inquiry Now accepting written submissions; the deadline is Friday 10 November 2017. Scope of the inquiry: The Committee invites evidence on the effectiveness of assessment processes used to determine eligibility for Personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits assessments, consultation, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, Work and Pensions Committee
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DWP Minister says Universal Credit will encourage disabled people into education – but how?
Disability Rights UK blog post, 23 Aug 2017: Minister says Universal Credit designed to encourage disabled people to take up education – but doesn’t explain how Regulations barring most disabled students from getting Universal Credit have been defended by the Government … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability Rights UK, education, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Universal credit
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High success rate in ESA sanction challenges
People with ME can be reassured that it is worth challenging Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) sanctions, according to recent statistics. Disability Rights UK blog post, 17 August 2017: High success rate in ESA sanction challenges New DWP statistics show … Continue reading
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Universal credit rules are forcing sick claimants into work activity
Disability news service blog post by John Pring, 25 May 2017: Activists ‘horrified’ by universal credit rules forcing sick claimants into work activity By John Pring on May 25, 2017 “Very dangerous” rules are forcing severely-ill people applying for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, Disability news service, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, fit-to-work assessments, John Pring, Universal credit
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Discuss the DWP Green Paper on disability & employment at events 31 Jan & 7 Feb 2017
Disability Wales events: Discussing the DWP Green Paper How does the Government treat disabled people on ESA? How do employers treat disabled people in work or looking for work? Tell Disability Wales! Have you been on Employment Support Allowance? Did … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, Disability Wales, DWP, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Green paper, Improving lives, Merthyr Tydfil, Wrexham
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Work capability assessment overhaul planned for disabled
BBC news article, 30 October 2016: Work capability assessment overhaul for disabled The scheme that assesses claimants of disability benefits faces a major overhaul, following claims by a charity that it is “fundamentally flawed”. A consultation on reforming the Work … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Damian Green MP, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Welfare reform, Work Capability Assessment
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PIP claimants will not be spared retests, DWP admits
Disability news service blog post by John Pring, October 6, 2016: Tory conference: PIP claimants will not be spared retests, DWP admits The government has confirmed that sick and disabled people who will soon be spared reassessments for out-of-work benefits … Continue reading
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Tagged Damian Green MP, disabled people, DWP, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Personal Independence Payment, PIP
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