Tag Archives: DWP
Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap
Disability rights UK report, 26 January 2016: Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap Lord Freud announces government intention to exempt recipients of Carer’s Allowance from the benefit cap during yesterday’s Lords debate on the Welfare Reform and … Continue reading
Disabled people are accused of using aids they don’t need
Guardian article, by Frances Ryan, January 26 2016: Disabled people are accused of using aids they don’t need – to cut benefits again A government consultation aims to cut welfare further by arguing that some people claiming disability benefits aren’t actually … Continue reading
The DWP thinks that work will make me well
New Statesman article by Rosie Fletcher (person with ME) 18 January 2016: The DWP thinks that work will make me well – but it doesn’t work like that: Iain Duncan Smith wants sick and disabled people like me to work ourselves better. It’s … Continue reading
Welsh government wary of plans to devolve Attendance Allowance
Wales online report: Welsh ministers wary of moves to see them take over Attendance Allowance payments 14 January 2016 by Darren Devine Officials fear the UK Government may hand over cash but ‘top slice’ the budget The Welsh Government could take … Continue reading
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
DWP moves to slash number of PIP awards by 35% – vouchers may replace some payments
Benefits and Work, 10 Dec 2015, report: The DWP has today launched a consultation aimed at slashing the number of people eligible for the daily living component of personal independence payment (PIP) by up to 35%. The cuts will be aimed … Continue reading
Government adviser says DWP were ruthless and reckless
‘Ruthless’ DWP ‘forced through WCA despite knowing of harm’ , by John Pring, 11 Dec 2015 in Disability news service Ministers and civil servants were “ruthless” and “reckless” in forcing through their new “fitness for work” test and refusing to abandon it … Continue reading
DWP cuts specialist disability employment advisors in Jobcentres by over 60%
There has been a steep fall in full-time specialist employment support for disabled people in jobcentres. Independent article: DWP cuts specialist disability employment advisors in Jobcentres by over 60 per cent, by Jon Stone, 10 Nov 2015 There have been … Continue reading
Disability poverty rises
Disability poverty rose sharply in fourth year of coalition, by John Pring on July 3, 2015 in on Disability News Service The proportion of disabled people living in poverty rose sharply in the fourth year of the coalition government, according … Continue reading
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
