The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has secretly abandoned work on a £106 million plan that was supposed to prevent suicides and other deaths of benefit claimants, learn from its mistakes, and deliver reform “for the most vulnerable in society”. […]
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Pursglove looks set to be fourth minister for disabled people in 14 months
DWP admits court defeat after universal credit discrimination led to suicide thoughts
Truss ‘must act now’ to prevent disabled people facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ this winter
DPOs demand chancellor accepts seven-point plan to save lives this winter
Government’s cost-of-living ‘sticking plaster’ is ‘no long-term fix’
Commission calls for ‘transformational’ change to social security system
A user-led commission has called for a “transformational” reboot of the social security system to replace the current “inadequate, demeaning, inefficient” structure that “deliberately scapegoats” unemployed and disabled people. In its final proposals, following more than three years of work, the Commission […]