Tag Archives: Welfare reform
Prepare for work or lose your benefits
The Telegraph reports on UK government plans to be introduced from 2013 where anyone claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because they are ill will face sanctions if they do not take steps to prepare for work. They will be … Continue reading
Benefits stigma in Britain
Hundreds of thousands of poor, sick and disabled people say they have been put off applying for or collecting benefits because of the perceived stigma generated by false media depictions of “scroungers” – leading many to forgo essentials such as … Continue reading
Low earning households worse off on Universal Credit
According to a report by the Chartered Institute of Housing, Universal Credit will deliver improvements on the current system but not all low-earning working households will really be better off e.g.: Lone parents with one, two or three children Most … Continue reading
Petition to repeal the Welfare Reform Act 2012
Repeal the Welfare Reform Act 2012 Responsible department: Department for Work and Pensions We want Parliament to repeal the Welfare Reform Act of 2012. The Act vindictively targets all benefit claimants disproportionately causing millions of people financial hardship, poverty and … Continue reading
Universal Credit problems highlighted
A number of news stories have highlighted existing and potential problems with the plans for introducing Universal Credit, the benefit designed to replace income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income-related employment support allowance, housing benefit, working tax credit, child tax credit and income … Continue reading
Prof Harrington’s final WCA review
Prof Malcolm Harrington’s final, year three, independent review of the WCA (Work Capability Assessment) was published on 20th November. He claims to have found his experience with the DWP much more encouraging, apparently with universal support for his efforts to … Continue reading
Tipping point: costs of cutting disabled people’s support
A new report from the Hardest Hit coalition exposes how the Government’s welfare cuts are hitting disabled people hardest: 8 in 10 (85 per cent) claim losing their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would drive them into isolation, and would leave … Continue reading
