Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to transform the social security system from one that “demonises” benefit claimants to one that is “supportive and enabling”. Debbie Abrahams told Labour’s annual conference in Brighton that the social security system was […]
Benefits and Poverty
Disgraced PIP assessor escapes being struck off
Lib Dem conference: Universal credit rollout ‘will ruin lives of hundreds of thousands’
Lib Dem conference: Fresh evidence of PIP lies leads to call for video evidence
The Liberal Democrats have called for disability benefit assessments to be video-recorded, after their annual conference heard fresh evidence that healthcare professionals were writing dishonest assessment reports on behalf of the government. The party’s disabled work and pensions spokesman, Stephen Lloyd, […]
Council’s review finds PIP ‘not fit for purpose’
Welfare reform ‘will see £50 a week more cuts to 900,000 disabled people’
DWP whistleblower from ESA helpline exposes ‘obscene’ system
DWP rejects PIP claimant’s appeal… before she receives decision notice
‘My picture is proof that healthcare professionals lie in benefit assessments’
DWP breaks promise to stop harassing child abuse victim in run-up to trial
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its promises not to harass a traumatised benefit claimant while he waits to give vital evidence in a child abuse trial. Last year, DWP publicly apologised – although not directly to David* […]