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MPs reopen inquiry into DWP safeguarding failures that led to countless deaths

By John Pring on 14th November 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs reopen inquiry into DWP safeguarding failures that led to countless deaths
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Relatives of disabled people whose deaths were caused by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have welcomed the decision by a committee of MPs to relaunch an inquiry into the department’s years of safeguarding failures. The Commons work and pensions […]

DWP destroyed recordings that would have proved link to daughter’s suicide, says grieving mum

By John Pring on 24th October 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP destroyed recordings that would have proved link to daughter’s suicide, says grieving mum
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) breached its own rules by destroying recordings that would have shown how a work coach told a traumatised disabled woman to attend a face-to-face jobcentre meeting, days before she took her own life. DWP’s […]

Equality watchdog was told six years ago to launch inquiry into benefit deaths, but ignored advice

By John Pring on 10th October 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Equality watchdog was told six years ago to launch inquiry into benefit deaths, but ignored advice
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The equality watchdog was first told by a senior member of staff six years ago that it needed to launch an inquiry into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. But despite […]

Labour minister refuses to release three documents linked to DWP deaths, despite transparency pledge

By John Pring on 10th October 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour minister refuses to release three documents linked to DWP deaths, despite transparency pledge
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A minister is refusing to release three documents that link the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the deaths of benefit claimants, despite criticising DWP only last month for “absurdly” refusing to comply with similar freedom of information requests. Sir […]

DWP sets strict April 2025 universal credit deadline for all disabled people receiving tax credits

By John Pring on 10th October 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP sets strict April 2025 universal credit deadline for all disabled people receiving tax credits
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Disabled people who receive any kind of tax credits will only have until next April to transfer onto universal credit, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed this week. The department announced this week that all claimants of “legacy” income-related […]

Minister admits fatal flaws in universal credit ‘need to be fixed’ and tells DNS: ‘You’ve been onto something very important’

By John Pring on 26th September 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister admits fatal flaws in universal credit ‘need to be fixed’ and tells DNS: ‘You’ve been onto something very important’
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The minister for social security has admitted there are serious safety concerns with universal credit, following coroners’ reports that linked the working-age benefits system with the suicides of two disabled claimants. Sir Stephen Timms is the first minister of any political […]

Crowdfunder’s final push could see book on ‘violent’ DWP sent to politicians across the country

By John Pring on 15th August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Crowdfunder’s final push could see book on ‘violent’ DWP sent to politicians across the country
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Disabled activists are hoping a final push with their crowdfunding campaign will allow copies of a new book about the “violent” history of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to be sent to key politicians across the country. By this […]

Four weeks into a Labour government and DWP blocks release of more info on deaths from secret reports

By John Pring on 1st August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Four weeks into a Labour government and DWP blocks release of more info on deaths from secret reports
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The Labour-run Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has blocked the release of information that would show how often the “fitness for work” test has been linked to suicides and other deaths and harm over the last five years. It is […]

DWP claims missing stats on secret deaths investigations in annual report was just an error

By John Pring on 25th July 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP claims missing stats on secret deaths investigations in annual report was just an error
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that the omission from its annual report of potentially damaging statistics about deaths linked to universal credit was just an error. The figures would have shown how many deaths linked to universal […]

The 14 DWP ministers – past and present – facing ‘punishment’ at the ballot box

By John Pring on 3rd July 2024 Category: Politics

The 14 DWP ministers – past and present – facing ‘punishment’ at the ballot box
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Up to 14 current and former disability ministers, employment ministers and work and pensions secretaries could lose their seats at tomorrow’s election, giving disabled voters the chance to “punish” them for 14 years of cuts, misery, and countless deaths. Of the […]

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