Jodey Whiting: DWP ignored five ‘safeguarding’ chances before WCA suicide
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed five times to follow its own safeguarding…
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Jodey Whiting: DWP continued to phone woman who took her own life, inquiry finds
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) continued to phone and write to a disabled…
MPs hear of ways to save benefit claimants from harm… or even death
Disabled activists and shadow ministers at a parliamentary meeting have been told of ways they…
Inquiry call after ‘fitness for work’ firm ‘admits it has no safeguarding policy’
The government’s “fitness for work” contractor appears to have no written policy on how to…
‘Shocking’ PIP death figures ‘show assessment process is unfit for purpose’
About 1,600 working-age disabled people are dying every year after having their claim for disability…
Newton forced to apologise after misleading MPs in WOW debate
The minister for disabled people has been forced to apologise to MPs after Disability News…
Cross-government suicide prevention plan ignores DWP
Ministers have failed to include the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a new…
Capita closes PIP claim after woman complains about use of 25-year-old report
A disabled woman who raised concerns that her benefits assessment was set to be based…
DPAC warns Labour to rethink support for universal basic income
Campaigners are warning the Labour party to rethink its support for a radical new benefit…
DWP refuses to reveal police forces that share information on disabled protesters
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to say which police forces have…