Two charities that will receive £51 million in government funding to provide advice and support to claimants of universal credit (UC) signed gagging clauses that prevent them bringing the Department for Work and Pensions “unfairly” into “disrepute”. Both Citizens Advice (CA) […]
Dr Jay Watts
‘Utterly disgraceful’ Public Health England refuses to warn councils of ESA suicide risk
Suicide prevention minister could be ‘legally compromised’ over silence on ESA risk
Letter calls on GP body to denounce DWP’s ‘fit for work coercion’
Improving Lives: Fears over strategy’s ‘unacceptable’ work and health links
Improving Lives: Ministers back down on ‘mandatory’ activity for ESA support group
Ministers have backed down – at least temporarily – from plans to force all sick and disabled people on out-of-work disability benefits to take part in compulsory work-related activity. There was an outcry among disabled campaigners last year when the government’s […]