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Government’s reviewer tells MPs how DWP kept vital deaths evidence from him

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government’s reviewer tells MPs how DWP kept vital deaths evidence from him
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The expert commissioned by the government to review the work capability assessment (WCA) has told MPs that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failed to hand him crucial evidence showing links between the test and the deaths of disabled claimants. […]

DWP bosses quizzed by MPs over secret benefit fraud algorithm

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP bosses quizzed by MPs over secret benefit fraud algorithm
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been questioned by MPs over its use of a secret set of instructions that are used by its computers to identify potential benefit fraudsters, and which appear to disproportionately target disabled people. Two […]

COVID inquiry will conclude that benefit cuts led to deaths, MP tells minister

By John Pring on 16th September 2021 Category: Politics

COVID inquiry will conclude that benefit cuts led to deaths, MP tells minister
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The government’s cuts to social security will be found to have played a significant part in causing the deaths of many disabled people during the pandemic, MPs were told yesterday (Wednesday). Labour’s Debbie Abrahams said that ministers’ failure to assess the […]

DWP figures reveal sharp rise in secret benefit death reviews

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP figures reveal sharp rise in secret benefit death reviews
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New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have revealed that the number of secret reviews into the deaths of benefit claimants has increased sharply in the last couple of years. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) […]

DWP silence over figures suggesting 50 deaths inquiries in just six months

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP silence over figures suggesting 50 deaths inquiries in just six months
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to explain why it appears to have launched more than 50 secret reviews into the deaths of benefit claimants in just the first six months of this year. This would be a […]

DWP lied about duty to keep benefit claimants safe, document suggests

By John Pring on 20th May 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP lied about duty to keep benefit claimants safe, document suggests
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) lied when it claimed that it had no “duty of care” to protect disabled benefit claimants, new evidence suggests. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey has repeatedly told MPs that her department does not […]

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths

By John Pring on 13th May 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths
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The families of two disabled people whose deaths were caused by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings say they want the chance to confront ministers in parliament, so they can describe to them the damage their actions have caused. The […]

Universal credit ‘basic fairness’ £20 uplift case given high court go-ahead

By John Pring on 6th May 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit ‘basic fairness’ £20 uplift case given high court go-ahead
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The high court has given two disabled campaigners permission to challenge the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over its failure to offer recipients of so-called legacy benefits the same £20-a-week increase given to those on universal credit. The court will […]

Anger after watchdog appears to back away from inquiry into DWP deaths

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Anger after watchdog appears to back away from inquiry into DWP deaths
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The equality and human rights watchdog appears to have backed away from holding a wide-ranging statutory inquiry into links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

Government’s 2016 welfare reforms ‘had devastating impact on disabled people’

By John Pring on 25th February 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government’s 2016 welfare reforms ‘had devastating impact on disabled people’
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Government welfare reforms introduced in 2016 have had a “devastating” impact on disabled people and others in low-income households over the last five years, according to a new report by a group of MPs and peers. The report (PDF) by the […]

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