Tag Archives: Employment and Support Allowance
Petition to House of Lords: Don’t cut benefits for people living with disabilities
38 degrees petition: Don’t cut benefits for people living with disabilities To: Members of the House of Lords Please make sure the Welfare & Reform Bill doesn’t punish people who are too unwell to work. Please support Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson’s … Continue reading
Charities say abandon ESA cuts which will affect disabled people’s health
The Disability Benefits Consortium (of which WAMES is a member) presented the results of their recent survey on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to the UK Government, October 27, 2015 : Almost 70% of disabled people say cuts to ESA will … 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
CAB Briefing for MPs on Mandatory Reconsideration (ESA)
Summary: Cutting off people’s employment and support allowance (ESA) benefits while DWP give a second opinion on their claim is adding an unnecessary administrative burden, causing stress and leaving some people with no income for a significant period of time. … Continue reading
