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EHRC failed to consult its own disabled advisers before snubbing DWP deaths probe

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

EHRC failed to consult its own disabled advisers before snubbing DWP deaths probe
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The equality watchdog failed to consult its own committee of disabled advisers before deciding not to investigate deaths of benefit claimants that have been linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It came as disabled activists and relatives of […]

Influential Labour MP fails four times to put benefit deaths questions to DWP

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Influential Labour MP fails four times to put benefit deaths questions to DWP
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The Labour chair of the Commons committee tasked with holding the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to account is refusing to question its attempts to cover up links between its actions and the deaths of benefit claimants. Disability News Service […]

Watchdog snubs call for probe into DWP deaths, after delay of more than a year

By John Pring on 25th June 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Watchdog snubs call for probe into DWP deaths, after delay of more than a year
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The equality watchdog has rejected calls for it to investigate deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), more than a year after an MP asked it to launch an inquiry. Labour’s Debbie Abrahams, a former shadow work and […]

Thinktank responsible for universal credit launches ‘Disability Commission’

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Employment

Thinktank responsible for universal credit launches ‘Disability Commission’
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The right-wing thinktank responsible for designing universal credit has launched a new “Disability Commission” that it hopes will influence the government’s planned disability strategy. At least half of the 12 commissioners, who will not be paid for their work, are disabled […]

Net closing on government departments that refuse to publish deaths reports

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Net closing on government departments that refuse to publish deaths reports
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The government is facing calls to publish two coroners’ reports that link the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the deaths of benefit claimants. New information shows that the missing reports were written by coroners in 2015 and 2016, but […]

Errol Graham: Legal challenge exposes years of DWP dishonesty and broken promises

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Errol Graham: Legal challenge exposes years of DWP dishonesty and broken promises
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A new legal challenge by the family of a man who starved to death after his out-of-work disability benefits were wrongly removed has exposed years of dishonesty, failings and broken promises by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The family […]

Labour’s new leader faces pressure to follow through on campaign rights pledges

By John Pring on 9th April 2020 Category: Politics

Labour’s new leader faces pressure to follow through on campaign rights pledges
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Keir Starmer is set to face pressure from the disabled people’s movement to commit his party to keep a series of pledges he made during his successful campaign to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. Among the most striking of those […]

DWP refuses to release two reports by coroners into deaths of benefit claimants

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP refuses to release two reports by coroners into deaths of benefit claimants
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Ministers are refusing to release details of two reports into the deaths of benefit claimants in which coroners warned that more disabled people could die if the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to take urgent action. DWP has admitted […]

Rethink sparks anger over deaths inquiry petition, after snubbing Justice for Jodey

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Rethink sparks anger over deaths inquiry petition, after snubbing Justice for Jodey
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Disabled activists have questioned why a charity is spearheading a new campaign to call for an inquiry into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), eight months after refusing to support a similar call by user-led groups. Last […]

RoFA urges watchdog to act over DWP benefit deaths links

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

RoFA urges watchdog to act over DWP benefit deaths links
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Disabled campaigners are pushing the human rights watchdog to take legal action against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its links to the avoidable deaths of disabled people claiming benefits. The Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (RoFA) and Disabled People […]

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