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Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds
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Being in receipt of disability benefits has a significant positive impact on a disabled person’s wellbeing and level of “life satisfaction”, according to new research. Researchers said their conclusions showed that making disability benefits even harder to claim would be counter-productive, […]

Minister suggests fresh PIP cuts and means-testing are still on the table

By John Pring on 5th October 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister suggests fresh PIP cuts and means-testing are still on the table
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The work and pensions secretary has sparked fresh concerns that a Conservative government would target the main disability benefit – personal independence payment (PIP) – for cuts and means-testing if it wins the next general election. Both Mel Stride and the […]

Focus group questions suggest means-testing PIP is back on the Tory agenda

By John Pring on 29th June 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Focus group questions suggest means-testing PIP is back on the Tory agenda
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The Conservative party appears to be considering highly-controversial plans to means-test disability benefits as a way of cutting spending. Disability News Service (DNS) has been told that participants in focus groups have been asked questions about which people “deserve” various benefits […]

DWP’s ‘shocking’ refusal to allow benefit appeal for woman who was sectioned

By John Pring on 15th June 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘shocking’ refusal to allow benefit appeal for woman who was sectioned
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to help a disabled woman who was unable to appeal against the rejection of her disability benefit claim because she had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Dee Daniels was left “pauperised” […]

Disabled mum took her own life after actions of DWP and Capita ‘magnified’ anxiety

By John Pring on 25th May 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled mum took her own life after actions of DWP and Capita ‘magnified’ anxiety
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A young disabled mother who took her own life had been left with stress and “debilitating anxiety” by the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its contractor Capita, an inquiry has found. A safeguarding adults review into […]

Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws

By John Pring on 23rd March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
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Evidence is mounting that government plans to reform the disability benefits system are fatally flawed. Last week’s Transforming Support white paper appears to be slowly unravelling, with a growing number of serious concerns being raised by disabled activists, politicians, charities and […]

‘Nonsensical’ disability benefits white paper sparks return of Spartacus

By John Pring on 23rd March 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Nonsensical’ disability benefits white paper sparks return of Spartacus
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A high-profile network of disabled researchers are to return after a six-year pause to produce a report on a white paper that contains “nonsensical” government plans to scrap the work capability assessment. A key researcher with the Spartacus network told Disability […]

Labour ‘shares concerns’ about government’s work capability assessment plans

By John Pring on 23rd March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour ‘shares concerns’ about government’s work capability assessment plans
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The Labour party has raised concerns about government plans to scrap the work capability assessment and give new “fitness for work” powers to work coaches in jobcentres. Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations have already said they believe the reforms would […]

DWP figures show 600,000 could be missing out on disability benefits

By John Pring on 16th March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP figures show 600,000 could be missing out on disability benefits
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More than 600,000 disabled people could be missing out on thousands of pounds a year of disability benefits they are entitled to, according to new figures released by the minister for disabled people. They show that 632,000 people are receiving out-of-work […]

DLA ‘disallowances’ plummeted after death of Philippa Day, DWP figures show

By John Pring on 16th March 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DLA ‘disallowances’ plummeted after death of Philippa Day, DWP figures show
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The number of people who had their disability benefits stopped for failing to return a reassessment form plummeted following the death of a young disabled mum in 2019, new figures have revealed. The figures show that, from 2016 to 2019, there […]

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‘Disastrous’ cuts bill that leaves legacy of distrust and distress ‘must be dropped’

Four disabled Labour MPs stand up to government over cuts to disability benefits

Silence from MP sister of Rachel Reeves over suicide linked to PIP flaws, just as government was seeking cuts

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Disabled activists warn Labour MPs who vote for cuts: ‘The gloves will be off’

GB News says it has nothing to apologise for, after guest suggests starving disabled benefit claimants

SEND inspections find services in just one in four areas usually lead to ‘positive’ outcomes for disabled children

Disabled MP who quit government over benefit cuts tells DNS: ‘The consequences will be devastating’

Disabled peers plan to ‘amend, amend, amend, amend, amend’ after assisted dying bill reaches Lords

Minister finally admits that working-age benefits spending is stable, despite months of ‘spiralling’ claims

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