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Minister dismisses warning of ‘Orwellian’ mass surveillance of claimants, as MPs pass fraud bill

By John Pring on 1st May 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister dismisses warning of ‘Orwellian’ mass surveillance of claimants, as MPs pass fraud bill
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A Labour minister has dismissed a disabled MP’s warning that new anti-fraud legislation will open the door to “Orwellian levels of mass surveillance” of millions of people on means-tested benefits. Liberal Democrat Steve Darling, his party’s work and pensions spokesperson, told […]

Government claims of ‘spiralling’ spending on benefits are false and ‘ideological’, official figures show

By John Pring on 27th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government claims of ‘spiralling’ spending on benefits are false and ‘ideological’, official figures show
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Official figures prove that government claims that social security spending is “spiralling out of control” are “not based on any real facts”, say disabled activists. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) figures show instead that total spending as a proportion of […]

Bill would force banks to carry out ‘mass surveillance’ of millions of innocent disabled people, MPs are told

By John Pring on 6th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Bill would force banks to carry out ‘mass surveillance’ of millions of innocent disabled people, MPs are told
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A new government bill would force banks to carry out “mass surveillance” of millions of innocent disabled people and other benefit claimants, MPs have been warned. The measures in the bill would force banks to examine individuals’ accounts for potential breaches […]

Sunak suggests he wants to lead fresh assault on disability benefits spending

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

Sunak suggests he wants to lead fresh assault on disability benefits spending
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Disabled people are facing an “existential threat” after the government suggested it was planning a further assault on disability benefits spending, while stirring up hostility towards disabled claimants. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rishi Sunak said he planned to […]

DNS was not ‘vexatious’ when asking for details of DWP contacts with Telegraph, says watchdog

By John Pring on 7th March 2024 Category: Politics

DNS was not ‘vexatious’ when asking for details of DWP contacts with Telegraph, says watchdog
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The information commissioner has ruled that Disability News Service (DNS) was not being “vexatious” when it tried to find out whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tried to encourage a national newspaper to stir up hostility towards disabled people. […]

Claimants who chose to take part in DWP’s work programme were more likely to find jobs, research suggests

By John Pring on 25th January 2024 Category: Employment

Claimants who chose to take part in DWP’s work programme were more likely to find jobs, research suggests
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Disabled people who have taken part voluntarily in a government employment support programme have been more likely to find jobs than claimants who were forced into the scheme, research has found. An updated research report on the programme, carried out on […]

DWP boss dismisses union warning of mental ill-health ‘epidemic’ and staffing crisis

By John Pring on 11th January 2024 Category: Employment

DWP boss dismisses union warning of mental ill-health ‘epidemic’ and staffing crisis
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The head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed evidence from scores of his own employees that his department is experiencing a “staffing crisis” and a “mental ill-health epidemic”. The “devastating” dossier was compiled by the Public and […]

Activists raise concerns over human rights record of company that ousted Atos

By John Pring on 26th October 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Activists raise concerns over human rights record of company that ousted Atos
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Disabled activists have raised concerns about the human rights record of the outsourcing company that defeated Atos in the battle for a multi-million-pound disability benefits assessment contract. Disability News Service (DNS) reported last week that the government decision to award Serco […]

Report calls for ‘proper safety net’ for disabled people

By John Pring on 14th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Report calls for ‘proper safety net’ for disabled people
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A user-led campaign group has welcomed a “timely and important” new report that shows disabled people are caught in a financial “disability trap” because of the extra costs they face, and their problems accessing work, benefits and essential services. The Disability […]

DWP loses court case over inaccessible benefit letters… but keeps sending them

By John Pring on 3rd August 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP loses court case over inaccessible benefit letters… but keeps sending them
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is continuing to send an access consultant inaccessible letters about his disability benefits, despite the high court ruling that this was unlawful discrimination. Dr Yusuf Ali Osman, who is blind, had brought a judicial […]

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