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Esther McVey speaking in the House of Commons

October 4, 2018 0

Tory conference: Charity’s silence on universal credit deaths, hours after minister announces £51m funding

A charity has refused to criticise the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over four deaths linked to universal credit, hours after a minister announced it would receive tens of millions of pounds to support claimants on the new benefit system. Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey (pictured) told the Conservative party conference on

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The four welfare rights expert giving evidence to the work and pensions committee

November 23, 2017 0

Benefit assessors ‘must be held accountable’ for report failings, MPs hear

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The healthcare professionals who carry out disability benefit assessments on behalf of the government should be held accountable for failing to report what they are told accurately, MPs have been told. Members of the Commons work and pensions select committee were told repeatedly this week that assessors working for the outsourcing giants Atos, Capita

Benefits and Poverty

September 14, 2017 0

Council’s review finds PIP ‘not fit for purpose’

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The assessment process for the government’s new personal independence payment (PIP) disability benefit is “distressing, inconsistent and not fit for purpose”, according to the results of an inquiry by a panel of local councillors. The review took evidence in person from seven disabled PIP claimants, and heard in writing from three more. They told

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Gary Edwards giving evidence to the committee

March 9, 2017

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PIP investigation: MPs’ evidence session confirms concerns, but dodges dishonesty claims

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Nearly nine in 10 Citizens Advice offices have reported problems with the accuracy of personal independence payment (PIP) assessment reports, MPs have been told. An urgent session of the Commons work and pensions select committee was hearing evidence from four welfare rights experts about the PIP assessment process, a hearing partly triggered by a

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Tory conference: Charity’s silence on universal credit deaths, hours after minister announces £51m funding

Benefit assessors ‘must be held accountable’ for report failings, MPs hear

Council’s review finds PIP ‘not fit for purpose’

PIP investigation: MPs’ evidence session confirms concerns, but dodges dishonesty claims