Tag Archives: ESA
Paratoi ar gyfer gwaith neu golli eich budd-daliadau
The Telegraph reports on UK government plans to be introduced from 2013 where anyone claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because they are ill will face sanctions if they do not take steps to prepare for work. They will be … Continue reading
Gwneud ESA apĂȘl – fideo
A video for people considering an Employment and Support Allowance appeal to Tribunal has been posted on You tube by Dr Jane Rayner, Chief Medical Member of the Social Security Tribunals service. Making an appeal to the Social Security and … Continue reading
Tipping point: costau torri i gefnogi pobl anabl
A new report from the Hardest Hit coalition exposes how the Government’s welfare cuts are hitting disabled people hardest: 8 in 10 (85 per cent) claim losing their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would drive them into isolation, and would leave … Continue reading
The disturbing truth about disability assessments: a GP’s view
Two recent television programmes made public what doctors and patients already know: fitness to work assessments being conducted in the UK by the private firm Atos are unfit for purpose and damaging. Why are doctors involved in this farce, asks … Continue reading
Disability Benefits survey
The Disability Benefits Consortium invites you to complete their survey if you are claiming (or have tried to claim) disability benefits. It asks about ESA, DLA and back to work support and should inform their work to influence Government benefits … Continue reading