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DWP advisers demand ‘urgent action’ on UC claimant commitment health demands

By John Pring on 12th September 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP advisers demand ‘urgent action’ on UC claimant commitment health demands
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The government’s own social security advisers have called for “urgent” action to stop jobcentre staff forcing claimants of universal credit (UC) to take medication or attend medical appointments in return for receiving their benefits. The social security advisory committee (SSAC) included […]

DWP softens ‘threatening’ tone of universal credit agreement after claimant’s death

By John Pring on 30th November 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP softens ‘threatening’ tone of universal credit agreement after claimant’s death
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to soften the “threatening” tone of the agreement that claimants of universal credit are forced to sign to receive their benefits, following a secret review into the death of a claimant. […]

DWP refuses to say if it followed death review advice on ‘threatening’ universal credit

By John Pring on 1st November 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP refuses to say if it followed death review advice on ‘threatening’ universal credit
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Ministers are refusing to say if they acted on the recommendations of a secret review that linked the death of a benefit claimant with the “threatening” conditions they were forced to accept when signing up to universal credit. The Department for […]

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