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DWP told PM’s civil servants fears about universal credit safety were ‘misplaced’… then three claimants died

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP told PM’s civil servants fears about universal credit safety were ‘misplaced’… then three claimants died
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Three deaths of disabled people who took their own lives were linked to flaws within the universal credit system, despite the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) previously dismissing fears about the safety of “vulnerable” claimants as “misplaced”. A report by […]

Crowdfunder success means every MP will receive copy of book that lays bare decades of DWP violence

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Crowdfunder success means every MP will receive copy of book that lays bare decades of DWP violence
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Thanks to the success of a crowdfunding initiative, every MP is to receive a copy of a book that investigates how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) caused countless deaths of disabled benefit claimants over the last 14 years. Organisers […]

Disabled tribunal member takes step towards legal action against DWP over years of ‘persecution’

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled tribunal member takes step towards legal action against DWP over years of ‘persecution’
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A disabled woman who sits on a social security tribunal is set to take legal action against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for breaching the Human Rights Act, after years of “persecution” over her benefits. Katherine*, who continues to […]

Four weeks into a Labour government and DWP blocks release of more info on deaths from secret reports

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Four weeks into a Labour government and DWP blocks release of more info on deaths from secret reports
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The Labour-run Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has blocked the release of information that would show how often the “fitness for work” test has been linked to suicides and other deaths and harm over the last five years. It is […]

Fresh DWP fears after Kendall helps launch report that calls for ‘duty to engage’ and cuts to disability benefits

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Fresh DWP fears after Kendall helps launch report that calls for ‘duty to engage’ and cuts to disability benefits
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Comments by new work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall, and her support for a controversial report, suggest she wants to increase pressure on disabled people to move off benefits and into work, while disregarding risks to their health. Kendall announced this […]

DWP claims missing stats on secret deaths investigations in annual report was just an error

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP claims missing stats on secret deaths investigations in annual report was just an error
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that the omission from its annual report of potentially damaging statistics about deaths linked to universal credit was just an error. The figures would have shown how many deaths linked to universal […]

Labour’s DWP set to continue with appeal linked to scrapping of ‘fit for work’ test

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour’s DWP set to continue with appeal linked to scrapping of ‘fit for work’ test
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to continue with an appeal against a watchdog’s decision that it should release vital information about plans to scrap the work capability assessment (WCA). Government lawyers are set to argue in the […]

New minister’s commitment to transparency under spotlight after regulator orders DWP to release deaths info

By John Pring on 18th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New minister’s commitment to transparency under spotlight after regulator orders DWP to release deaths info
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A new Labour minister’s commitment to transparency about the safety of universal credit has immediately been placed under the spotlight, after his department was ordered by a regulator to release vital information from secret reports into claimant deaths. As chair of […]

Report poses crucial questions for Labour government on whether to scrap work capability assessment

By John Pring on 11th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Report poses crucial questions for Labour government on whether to scrap work capability assessment
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A new report on the work capability assessment (WCA) has posed crucial questions for the new government on whether to scrap the test or improve it, just four days after Labour came to power in a landslide election victory. The Conservative […]

Coroner’s report describes how disabled woman died after DWP told her she owed £13K

By John Pring on 3rd July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coroner’s report describes how disabled woman died after DWP told her she owed £13K
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The repeated failures by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that led to a disabled woman’s death – including telling her she owed nearly £13,000 in back-payments after her husband died – have been described in detail for the first […]

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