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Benefits and Poverty

Government admits failing to record actions after benefit suicide inquiries

By John Pring on 27th April 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government admits failing to record actions after benefit suicide inquiries
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The government failed for more than three years to keep a record of what actions it took – if any – after carrying out secret reviews into the suicides of benefit claimants, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. The Department for […]

Minister announces new PIP flexibility on Motability… but no sign of scheme extension

By John Pring on 27th April 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister announces new PIP flexibility on Motability… but no sign of scheme extension
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Disabled people hit by the government’s benefit reassessment programme will be able to keep their Motability vehicles for up to six months while they appeal against losing their eligibility, thanks to a new series of measures. The changes will help former […]

Nursing regulator finally clarifies stats on benefit assessment complaints

By John Pring on 27th April 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Nursing regulator finally clarifies stats on benefit assessment complaints
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The nursing regulator has finally clarified how many disabled people have lodged complaints about nurses who have carried out disability benefit assessments for government contractors. The figure produced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is its third attempt to produce […]

Exposed: Mordaunt’s ‘false promises’ on WRAG cut mitigation

By John Pring on 6th April 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Exposed: Mordaunt’s ‘false promises’ on WRAG cut mitigation
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The minister for disabled people has been accused of making “false promises” that she would reduce the living costs of people facing cuts of nearly £30 a week to their out-of-work disability benefits.   From this week, new employment and support […]

PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among Atos and Capita assessors

By John Pring on 6th April 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP review ignores evidence of dishonesty among Atos and Capita assessors
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The former civil servant commissioned by the government to review its new disability benefit has refused to accept there is any dishonesty among the healthcare professionals who carry out assessments, despite being shown significant evidence of wrongdoing. Disability News Service (DNS) […]

DWP presentation on ESA plans ‘confirms worst fears’ about green paper

By John Pring on 30th March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP presentation on ESA plans ‘confirms worst fears’ about green paper
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Ministers have been accused of ignoring a public consultation and ploughing ahead with plans that will make their “fitness for work” testing regime even more stressful and unfair for sick and disabled people. A presentation delivered by two senior Department for […]

‘Shabby’ Labour fails again on disability rights, after abstaining on PIP cuts vote

By John Pring on 30th March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Shabby’ Labour fails again on disability rights, after abstaining on PIP cuts vote
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The Labour party has been heavily criticised for again failing to defend disabled people from attacks on their rights, after its peers refused to vote against “discriminatory” cuts to the government’s new disability benefit. The House of Lords voted on Monday […]

Nearly half of PIP reviews saw award cut, according to unpublished DWP figures

By John Pring on 23rd March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Nearly half of PIP reviews saw award cut, according to unpublished DWP figures
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Nearly half of disabled people subject to “planned reviews” of their eligibility for the government’s new disability benefit are having their existing award either cut or removed completely, according to new figures obtained by Disability News Service (DNS). The unpublished Department […]

PIP investigation: MPs expand search for evidence, but again sidestep dishonesty claims

By John Pring on 23rd March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP investigation: MPs expand search for evidence, but again sidestep dishonesty claims
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A committee of MPs is seeking fresh evidence about a disability benefit assessment process, but again appears to be trying to dodge concerns about dishonesty among the healthcare professionals who carry out the tests. Disability News Service (DNS) has provided the […]

Ministers forced into sickness benefit u-turn over ‘sanction fodder’ measure

By John Pring on 23rd March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Ministers forced into sickness benefit u-turn over ‘sanction fodder’ measure
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Ministers have been forced to scrap a drastic change to benefit rules that meant seriously ill claimants found unfairly “fit for work” were no longer allowed to take an extended period of sickness absence, even if they had a sicknote from […]

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