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Benefits and Poverty

Comedian tells government: ‘Don’t make us beg for our rights’

By John Pring on 16th May 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

Comedian tells government: ‘Don’t make us beg for our rights’
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A comedian and activist has accused the government of forcing her and other disabled people to beg for their basic human rights. Francesca Martinez was speaking during a debate on the impact of government cuts on disabled people, held in a […]

Life in the PIP queue: One year and counting for claimant with cancer

By John Pring on 9th May 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Life in the PIP queue: One year and counting for claimant with cancer
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A disabled man with cancer has been forced to wait more than a year for a decision on his claim for the coalition’s new disability benefit, thanks to a “catalogue of incompetence” by the company paid to assess him. Disability News […]

Life in the PIP queue: One year and counting for claimant with cancer

By John Pring on 9th May 2014 Category: Archive, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Life in the PIP queue: One year and counting for claimant with cancer
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A disabled man with cancer has been forced to wait more than a year for a decision on his claim for the coalition’s new disability benefit, thanks to a “catalogue of incompetence” by the company paid to assess him. Disability News […]

DWP’s own advisers call for cumulative impact assessment of welfare reforms

By John Pring on 2nd May 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

DWP’s own advisers call for cumulative impact assessment of welfare reforms
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The government’s own benefits advisers have called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess the overall impact of its far-reaching programme of welfare reforms on disabled people, a task ministers have repeatedly claimed is impossible. A study published […]

Disability and Poverty Taskforce: Labour accused of ‘disrespect’

By John Pring on 2nd May 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive, Politics

Disability and Poverty Taskforce: Labour accused of ‘disrespect’
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Labour shadow ministers have been accused of “paying lip service to disabled people”, after the party commissioned a report on breaking the link between disability and poverty and then refused to publicise its conclusions. The Disability and Poverty Taskforce was set […]

Disability and Poverty Taskforce: Labour urged to commit to ‘wise investment’

By John Pring on 2nd May 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive, Politics

Disability and Poverty Taskforce: Labour urged to commit to ‘wise investment’
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A future Labour government should make a “wise investment” in disabled people in order to break the link between disability and poverty, according to a new report for the party. The Disability and Poverty Taskforce was set up by Labour and […]

DWP admits it is helping watchdog with ‘cumulative impact’ project

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

DWP admits it is helping watchdog with ‘cumulative impact’ project
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted it is helping equality experts devise a way to assess the overall impact of spending cuts on disabled people, even though ministers have repeatedly claimed such a project is impossible. Disability News […]

Spartacus report: Labour looks set to dump its ‘fitness for work’ test

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Spartacus report: Labour looks set to dump its ‘fitness for work’ test
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Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has suggested her party will replace the work capability assessment (WCA) if it wins power at the next election, after a report by disabled campaigners called for the “toxic” test to be scrapped. Kate Green […]

Spartacus report: ‘It’s time to scrap the toxic WCA’

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Spartacus report: ‘It’s time to scrap the toxic WCA’
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A report – backed by evidence from more than 1,200 sick and disabled people – tells politicians this week why the system of supporting out-of-work disabled people must be replaced. The Spartacus online network of disabled campaigners say they want their […]

Life in the PIP queue: Minister orders review, as Welsh MPs describe tales of misery

By John Pring on 11th April 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Life in the PIP queue: Minister orders review, as Welsh MPs describe tales of misery
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The government has launched an independent review of its new disability benefit, the day after MPs heard fresh evidence of delays and misery caused by failures in the system. The Labour MP Susan Elan Jones, who had secured a debate on […]

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