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MPs to force publication of ‘unmet needs’ report following Coffey’s ‘repeated obstruction’

By John Pring on 20th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs to force publication of ‘unmet needs’ report following Coffey’s ‘repeated obstruction’
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MPs are to use their parliamentary powers to force the publication of a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) report that found disabled benefit claimants had widespread “unmet needs”. The action follows the repeated refusals of work and pensions secretary Therese […]

DWP told to review ‘inadequate’ support for ‘vulnerable’ benefit claimants

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP told to review ‘inadequate’ support for ‘vulnerable’ benefit claimants
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told its support for “vulnerable” benefit claimants is “inadequate” and must be re-examined, after a review found it failed a man with learning difficulties who was repeatedly exposed to family violence. The […]

DWP is refusing to correct injustice caused to 118,000 claimants, says ombudsman

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP is refusing to correct injustice caused to 118,000 claimants, says ombudsman
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An ombudsman has heavily criticised the government for refusing to rectify the injustice caused by its treatment of more than 118,000 disabled benefit claimants who have been denied compensation following a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) blunder. The ombudsman’s criticism […]

New figures show few WCAs being carried out face-to-face

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New figures show few WCAs being carried out face-to-face
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New figures released by the government show how nearly all “fitness for work” assessments are now being carried out on the telephone, or simply by examining paperwork. The figures show that three-quarters (73 per cent) of completed work capability assessments (WCAs) […]

Coroner: DWP ‘must act’ after it told severely ill patient to leave hospital to make claim

By John Pring on 6th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coroner: DWP ‘must act’ after it told severely ill patient to leave hospital to make claim
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A coroner has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to make urgent policy changes, after it ordered a disabled patient to leave hospital to visit a jobcentre despite being severely ill with a condition that later killed him. […]

Disabled woman wins go-ahead for high court review of ‘immoral’ DWP scheme

By John Pring on 6th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman wins go-ahead for high court review of ‘immoral’ DWP scheme
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A disabled woman has won permission from the high court to challenge the legality of a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme that allows utility companies to “help themselves” from claimants’ benefits to pay off debts. Helen Timson said she […]

Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system
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Disabled people who watched a documentary exposé of links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of benefit claimants have shared their own experiences of its “cruel and inhuman” assessment system. The Dispatches documentary, broadcast on Friday, […]

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that its system for assessing disabled people for their eligibility for benefits is “fragmented” and “inefficient”. The comments about the system were contained in documents shared earlier this year with companies seeking […]

Coffey given one last chance to publish ‘unmet needs’ report

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coffey given one last chance to publish ‘unmet needs’ report
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Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has been given a “final chance” to release a report that found disabled benefit claimants had “unmet needs”, before MPs use their powers to publish it themselves. Stephen Timms, the Labour chair of the Commons […]

Coroner silent on why DWP was not questioned at inquest, despite ‘nightmare’ messages

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coroner silent on why DWP was not questioned at inquest, despite ‘nightmare’ messages
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was not questioned about an autistic man’s suicide at an inquest, despite the bundle of evidence presented to the coroner containing multiple distressing messages he had scrawled on letters about his benefits. A police […]

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