Lobby aims to persuade MPs that DWP must First Do No Harm on assessments
Disabled activists are hoping to use a parliamentary meeting next month to persuade more MPs…
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Rudd accused of misleading MPs on universal credit by exaggerating jobcentre visits
The new work and pensions secretary has been accused of misleading MPs about her government’s…
Universal credit protest as high court hears ‘discrimination’ case
Disabled activists have protested outside the Royal Courts of Justice to draw attention to the…
Universal credit forces wheelchair-user who can’t heat home further into poverty
A disabled benefit claimant with high support needs who has lost more than £40 a…
Benefit appeal recordings not possible at nearly half tribunal venues
The government is discriminating against disabled benefit claimants by failing to install equipment at tribunal…
Surprise PIP report raises concerns over ministers’ spending plans
Disabled campaigners have been left bemused and concerned by a report from an independent fiscal…
Rudd has not delayed roll out of universal credit, DWP confirms
The roll out of the government’s much-criticised universal credit benefit system has not been delayed…
Bungling DWP announces seventh review of disability benefits errors in a year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to launch its seventh costly…
Traumatised child rape survivor harassed again by DWP as he waits to give evidence
A traumatised benefit claimant has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of “sheer…
MPs hear of ‘despair’ of austerity’s victims in second WOW debate
The experiences of disabled people whose lives have been devastated by austerity-related cuts were discussed…