Child Poverty Action Group

Benefits and Poverty

March 23, 2017

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Ministers forced into sickness benefit u-turn over ‘sanction fodder’ measure

Ministers have been forced to scrap a drastic change to benefit rules that meant seriously ill claimants found unfairly “fit for work” were no longer allowed to take an extended period of sickness absence, even if they had a sicknote from their GP. Under the new rules – introduced through a Department for Work

Bedroom tax discriminates against disabled children, say appeal court judges

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The government’s “bedroom tax” discriminates unlawfully against disabled children, the court of appeal has ruled. The appeal court, which overturned a high court decision, was hearing the case of two disabled grandparents who care for their disabled grandson in an adapted three-bedroom bungalow in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The court also ruled that the bedroom tax

Evidence mounts in case against government’s sanctions regime

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Disturbing fresh evidence emerged this week that the government’s strict sanctions regime is harming the health and well-being of many out-of-work sick and disabled people. A series of media reports and research publications, as well as an evidence session before MPs, highlighted the pressure imposed on civil servants to refer claimants – many of

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Ministers forced into sickness benefit u-turn over ‘sanction fodder’ measure

Bedroom tax discriminates against disabled children, say appeal court judges

Evidence mounts in case against government’s sanctions regime