Newton forced to apologise after misleading MPs in WOW debate
The minister for disabled people has been forced to apologise to MPs after Disability News…
Browsing: cumulative impact assessment
MPs hear of ‘despair’ of austerity’s victims in second WOW debate
The experiences of disabled people whose lives have been devastated by austerity-related cuts were discussed…
Watchdog calls on government to act ‘before it’s too late’ on impact of cuts
The equality watchdog has called on the government to “do something before it’s too late”,…
MPs help WOW win fight for second Commons debate
Campaigners have won their fight to persuade MPs to hold a second debate in the…
WOW Campaign is back, and pushing for a second House of Commons debate
Disabled campaigners are relaunching the WOW Campaign in a bid to secure a debate in…
Eight years of benefit cuts ‘will cost some disabled lone parents £11,000 a year’
Some disabled lone parents will eventually lose more than 30 per cent of their income…
Damian Green caught exaggerating disability benefits spending in PMQs
The first secretary of state has been caught exaggerating the government’s spending on disability benefits…
Watchdog’s report shows impact of years of ‘hostile’ cuts on disabled people
Families which include both a disabled adult and a disabled child have lost more than…
UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people
UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights…
Ministers finally admit – almost – that they COULD assess overall cuts impact
The government appears to have finally admitted that it could carry out an assessment of…