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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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Tagged Disability Rights UK, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA
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Universal credit leaves working parents worse off
BBC news, 3 Feb 2016: Universal Credit leaves working families worse off, IFS says Universal Credit may discourage single parents from working, claims the IFS. The introduction of Universal Credit (UC) will leave working families worse off on average, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, ESA, Iain Duncan Smith MP, IFS, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Public Accounts committee, UC, Universal credit
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Contracted out health and disability assessments inquiry debate in parliament 3 Feb 2016
Contracted out health and disability assessments inquiry, 18 January 2016 The Public Accounts Committee holds a session on contracted out health and disability assessments on Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 2.30pm. Watch Parliament TV: Contracted out health and disability assessments … Continue reading
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Tagged disability assessments, ESA, National audit office, Parliament TV, PIP, Public Accounts committee
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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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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
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, e-petition, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, House of Lords, Welfare reform
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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
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, ESA, Job centres, Universal credit
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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
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