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DWP’s ‘aggressive’ post-2010 attitude to sanctions ‘is back with a vengeance’

By John Pring on 15th December 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘aggressive’ post-2010 attitude to sanctions ‘is back with a vengeance’
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The “aggressive attitude” on benefit sanctions that was taken by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the coalition years of 2013 to 2015 is “back with a vengeance”, MPs have been warned. A debate on DWP’s policy on benefit […]

It’s just too much effort to produce universal credit WCA stats, says minister

By John Pring on 21st July 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

It’s just too much effort to produce universal credit WCA stats, says minister
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The minister for disabled people has told MPs it is too expensive and too much effort to produce statistics about key parts of an assessment system linked to hundreds, and probably thousands, of deaths over the last decade. Chloe Smith told […]

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts

By John Pring on 12th July 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts
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Cross-party MPs have raised a series of concerns with work and pensions secretary Esther McVey about the government’s treatment of disabled people on out-of-work benefits. Members of the Commons work and pensions select committee were questioning McVey (pictured) more than a year […]

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