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DWP hands hundreds of millions more to firms linked to claimant deaths… but not Atos

By John Pring on 1st June 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP hands hundreds of millions more to firms linked to claimant deaths… but not Atos
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The government has awarded five-year disability assessment contracts worth more than £560 million to the outsourcing giant Capita, on the same day that a safeguarding review linked the company to the death of a young disabled mum. Last week, the safeguarding […]

Broadcaster’s silence over ‘rabblerouser’ tweet on disability benefits

By John Pring on 1st June 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Broadcaster’s silence over ‘rabblerouser’ tweet on disability benefits
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The broadcaster Jeremy Vine is facing angry calls for a personal apology after a member of his team published a social media post in his name that asked if it was time to “crack down” on sick and disabled people on […]

Disabled mum took her own life after actions of DWP and Capita ‘magnified’ anxiety

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled mum took her own life after actions of DWP and Capita ‘magnified’ anxiety
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A young disabled mother who took her own life had been left with stress and “debilitating anxiety” by the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its contractor Capita, an inquiry has found. A safeguarding adults review into […]

Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Thousands of disabled people tell MPs: Cost-of-living crisis is affecting our health
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Thousands of disabled people have told MPs how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their physical and mental health and forcing them to restrict their use of heating and hot water. More than 7,000 disabled people responded to a survey (PDF) […]

Cost-of-living debate sparked by petitions ‘provides campaigning momentum’

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cost-of-living debate sparked by petitions ‘provides campaigning momentum’
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Government support for disabled people in dealing with the extra costs they face has “barely scratched the surface” of their needs, a disabled MP has told a House of Commons debate. Labour’s Marsha de Cordova told fellow MPs on Monday that […]

MPs raise concerns over DWP death evidence ‘cover-up’

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs raise concerns over DWP death evidence ‘cover-up’
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MPs have raised concerns over the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), after it hid vital evidence from a statutory safeguarding review into a disabled man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped. Nottingham City […]

Fresh doubts over impact of government’s ‘scrap the WCA’ plans

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Fresh doubts over impact of government’s ‘scrap the WCA’ plans
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Fresh doubts have been raised about the impact on disabled people of government plans to scrap the work capability assessment as part of a controversial package of welfare reforms. As part of their Transforming Support white paper, ministers plan to abolish the […]

DWP hid vital evidence from starvation death inquiry, board confirms

By John Pring on 18th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP hid vital evidence from starvation death inquiry, board confirms
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour after confirmation that it hid vital evidence from a statutory safeguarding inquiry into why a disabled man starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped. DNS […]

‘Miniscule’ benefit fraud stats ‘show minister’s hostile video was shameful and disablist’

By John Pring on 18th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Miniscule’ benefit fraud stats ‘show minister’s hostile video was shameful and disablist’
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New official figures have confirmed that only a “miniscule” proportion of spending on disability benefits is paid out to fraudulent claims, just weeks after the disability minister posted a “hostile” video on social media suggesting it was a serious problem. There […]

Benefit levels are too low to meet disabled people’s needs, MPs hear

By John Pring on 18th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Benefit levels are too low to meet disabled people’s needs, MPs hear
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The government should commission an annual independent assessment of the level of benefits because they are “demonstrably” too low to meet people’s needs, a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has told MPs. The Commons work and pensions committee was hearing evidence yesterday […]

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