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Report says no justification for changes to PIP
Disability news service article: ‘Appalling’ consultation ‘shows government’s PIP plans are deplorable’, by John Pring, February 4 2016 An “appalling” consultation has failed to make the case for “deplorable” government plans to tighten eligibility for its new disability benefit, according to new … Continue reading
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Tagged Crippling choices, Department of Work and Pensions, disability, Disability Benefits Consortium, DWP, John Pring, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, Spartacus, Welfare reform
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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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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
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Tagged Benefit cap, Carers allowance, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Lord Freud, 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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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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Benefits reform in ruins says new report
A new report was published on 18 January by Civitas, an idependant think tank aiming to explore how to strengthen democracy: Fixing Broken Britain? An audit of working-age welfare reform since 2010, by Frank Field and Andrew Forsey, January 2016 Report abstract: … Continue reading
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Tagged Civitas report, Fising broken Britain, Frank Field, Universal credit, Welfare reform
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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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Benefit delays leave families hungry
Wales online article: Benefit errors and delays are ‘making families go hungry and putting their homes at risk’ 21 DEC 2015, BY David Deans The cross-party Work and Pensions Select Committee found that mistakes could leave “vulnerable people in desperate … Continue reading
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Tagged Benefits, Poverty, Welfare reform
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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
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Tagged Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Prof Shepherd, Welfare reform
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