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Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations
Disability news service article by John Pring, April 7, 2016: Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations The equality watchdog is to commission a major piece of research into whether the government’s welfare reforms have harmed the human … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability news service, EHRC, Equality and Human Rights Commission, House of Lords, Iain Duncan Smith MP, John Pring, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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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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Bedroom tax discriminates against disabled children
Disability news service, 28 January 2016 : Bedroom tax discriminates against disabled children, say appeal court judges The government’s “bedroom tax” discriminates unlawfully against disabled children, the court of appeal has ruled. The appeal court, which overturned a high court … Continue reading
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Tagged Bedroom tax, disability, DWP, ECHR, European Convention on Human Rights, Iain Duncan Smith MP
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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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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
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, disability aids, DLA, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith MP, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, Welfare reform
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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
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith MP, New Statesman, Rosie Fletcher
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Duncan Smith wants 2million on sick benefits back to work
Daily Mail article, by James Slack and Jason Groves, 18 January 2016: Duncan Smith bid to get 2million on sick benefits back to work: Work and Pensions secretary to call for shake-up of ‘fundamentally flawed’ system Duncan Smith keen to … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Iain Duncan Smith MP, mental health, Welfare reform
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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
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Tagged Benefits, Department, DWP, fit-to-work assessments, Iain Duncan Smith MP, WCA, Welfare reform, Work Capability Assessment
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