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Anger at ‘shameful’ failure to include DWP deaths inquiry in Labour policy document

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Politics

Anger at ‘shameful’ failure to include DWP deaths inquiry in Labour policy document
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The Labour party has sparked anger over its “shameful” and “inexcusable” failure to promise a public inquiry into deaths linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if it wins power at the next general election. Confidential […]

One in three ‘Disability Confident’ employers have employed no disabled people

By John Pring on 21st September 2023 Category: Employment

One in three ‘Disability Confident’ employers have employed no disabled people
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More than a third of employers who signed up to the government’s discredited disability employment scheme failed to employ a single disabled person after they joined, according to a report commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The report […]

Minister misleads MPs over plans to remove ‘fitness for work’ safety net

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister misleads MPs over plans to remove ‘fitness for work’ safety net
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Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has misled MPs about new plans to slash spending on out-of-work disability benefits by removing a vital safety net that protects those at risk of suicide. The plans, released by the Department for Work and […]

‘Fitness for work’ test changes are ‘horrendously dangerous’, activists warn

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Fitness for work’ test changes are ‘horrendously dangerous’, activists warn
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Disabled activists have raised serious concerns about “cynical” and “horrendously dangerous” government attempts to introduce new cuts to spending on out-of-work disability benefits by tightening its “fitness for work” test. The plans announced by work and pensions secretary Mel Stride could […]

Disabled people’s trust in PIP assessments is ‘severely lacking’, says Tory MP

By John Pring on 7th September 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled people’s trust in PIP assessments is ‘severely lacking’, says Tory MP
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A Conservative MP has told his own government that disabled people’s trust in the disability benefits assessment process is “severely lacking”. Elliot Colburn was introducing a debate on three parliamentary petitions that between them have been backed by tens of thousands […]

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Human Rights

Government side-stepping UN examination ‘shows contempt for disabled people’
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The UK government has been accused of showing contempt for disabled people after it refused to give evidence on its progress since being found guilty of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN’s disability convention seven years ago. The government has told […]

EHRC report for UN on government’s rights violations ‘not fit for purpose’

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Human Rights

EHRC report for UN on government’s rights violations ‘not fit for purpose’
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing fresh accusations that it is failing to hold the UK government to account on disability rights, after a high-profile submission to a UN body was branded “not fit for purpose”. The commission […]

DWP tried to prevent Atos winning £338m assessment contract, court documents suggest

By John Pring on 10th August 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP tried to prevent Atos winning £338m assessment contract, court documents suggest
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tried to prevent its most controversial private sector contractor winning a five-year £338 million contract to provide disability benefit assessments, court documents suggest. Most of the successful bidders for five regional contracts to provide […]

Recording shows Atos nurse lied repeatedly in PIP assessment report

By John Pring on 10th August 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Recording shows Atos nurse lied repeatedly in PIP assessment report
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A disabled man has had his benefits slashed after an Atos nurse lied about what he told her during an assessment about his pain and suicidal thoughts, and repeatedly under-stated how his health conditions affect his day-to-day life. The nurse even […]

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’

By John Pring on 3rd August 2023 Category: Politics

‘Abysmal’ first year figures show government’s BSL Act ‘betrayal’
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More than half of government departments have ignored new legislation that was supposed to boost the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in their communications, a new report has revealed. The report shows how often each department offered a British Sign […]

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