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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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e-petition to reverse ESA cuts
Reverse the ESA disability benefit cut: The House of Lords has been unable to stop a planned £30-a-week cut to disability benefits forced through by Government MPs. This will cripple those in receipt of these benefits, leaving many in literal … Continue reading
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Benefits ‘mandatory reconsideration’ consultation ends 15 March 2016
There is still time to contribute to the consultation on mandatory reconsideration. You can request a mandatory reconsideration if you think the decision about your Benefit application is wrong. You can submit evidence you have to support this. If the DWP do … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Mandatory Reconsideration
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House of Lords reject ESA cut amendments
Disability Rights UK article, 29 February 2016: Lords return ESA cut amendments back to Commons The Welfare Reform and Work Bill was debated in the House of Lords today for consideration of Commons amendments to ESA and UC in ‘ping … Continue reading
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Tagged Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, House of Commons, House of Lords, UC, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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Cuts to ESA – contact your MP before 23 Feb 2016
Disability Rghts UK article: One week to stop Government cut to one in four pounds for future ESA claimants: Act Now! 16 February 2016 Thanks to the campaigns of our members and allies, the House of Lords defeated the Government’s plan … Continue reading
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Plans to cut ESA by £30 defeated in House of Lords
Guardian article, by Patrick Butler, 27 January 2016 Tories defeated in Lords over plans to cut ESA by £30 a week Peers vote by 283 to 198 to send proposal back to Commons, in second welfare and work bill setback for … Continue reading
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, Guardian, House of Lords, Iain Duncan Smith MP, Welfare and work bill, Welfare reform
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