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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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Dramatic fall in numbers placed in ESA support group
Disability UK blog post, 26 September 2016: Dramatic fall in numbers placed in ESA support group Disabled people placed in the support group following a new ESA claim fell by 42% in the three months up to March 2016, according … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability Rights UK, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, support group, WCA, Work Capability Assessment
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WCA tests “significantly” biased against poorer disabled people
Disability Rights UK blog post, 10 August 2016: WCA tests “significantly” biased against poorer disabled people ESA work capability assessment (WCA) tests are “significantly biased” against claimants in poor areas of the country, according to new research. The Guardian today … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability Rights UK, disabled people, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Guardian, Poverty, WCA, Work Capability Assessment
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Revised Welfare Capabilities Assessment Handbook
A new edition of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) handbook has been published on 6 July 2016 by the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This guidance is for healthcare professionals approved or appointed by the Department for Work and … Continue reading
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DWP fit-to-work assessments cost more money than they save
Independent article: DWP fit-to-work assessments cost more money than they save, report reveals, by Oliver Wright, Political Editor, 8 January 2016 Government will pay £1.6bn in next three years to private contractors who carry out controversial assessments. The Government is … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Department, DWP, fit-to-work assessments, Iain Duncan Smith MP, WCA, Welfare reform, Work Capability Assessment
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590 suicides in England linked to ‘fitness for work test’ (WCA)
Damning’ research on WCA deaths is ‘timely’ reminder of government’s shame, by John Pring, November 20, 2015 in Disability news service Disabled activists say government-funded research, which concludes that the programme to reassess people on incapacity benefit through the work … Continue reading
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New DWP guidance on ME for Work Capability Assessments
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has updated its advice on CFS/ME for healthcare professionals carrying out Work Capability Assessments (WCAs). Action for ME, Forward ME, the APPG on ME, Dr Alastair Miller and Prof Julia Newton contributed to the improved … Continue reading
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Question re ME, CFS and WCA in the House of Lords
27 Nov 2012 The Countess of Mar (Crossbench): To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether during work capability assessments Atos Healthcare professionals and Department for Work and Pensions assessors are required to take into account the National Institute for Health and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atos, Countess of Mar, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Hansard, House of Lord, Lord Freud, NICE guidelines, WCA, Work Capability Assessment
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Prof Harrington’s final WCA review
Prof Malcolm Harrington’s final, year three, independent review of the WCA (Work Capability Assessment) was published on 20th November. He claims to have found his experience with the DWP much more encouraging, apparently with universal support for his efforts to … Continue reading
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