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New figures have revealed that 50 secret investigations into the deaths of benefit claimants led to internal calls for improvements within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) last year. Another 25 DWP investigations into cases of claimants suffering serious harm […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted terminating the claims of more than 1,200 disabled people who failed to engage with “migrating” onto universal credit, raising fresh fears over the safety of the process. The claims were stopped despite […]
A flagship government scheme that links NHS therapy to employment advice is pushing disabled people who are in mental distress and not in work off the benefits that provide them with a vital income lifeline, new official research suggests. The study – […]
New figures have sparked “serious concern” about the failure of coroners across England and Wales to seek evidence from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following deaths of benefit claimants. The figures show that, in just two years, DWP provided […]
The health and safety watchdog has explained for the first time why it has never investigated the hundreds, and probably thousands, of deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the last 16 years. […]
A new assessment regime for disability benefits that will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants is set to be rolled out across the country before ministers have seen a detailed evaluation of its impact. […]
The Welsh government has raised “significant concerns” about the level of coproduction provided by the ongoing review of personal independence payment (PIP) and has called for an independent, disabled-led review to guide the design of any PIP replacement. The criticism from […]
Horrified disabled activists have called for answers from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), after it revealed how a staff member accidentally tipped off an abuser that their victim was seeking domestic violence support. The DWP agent appears to have […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to publish details of multiple flaws within its universal credit working-age benefits system that led to deaths and serious harm to claimants. The information came in a policy paper on what […]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing questions over its commitment to the safety of benefit claimants after replacing its chief medical adviser with an expert in medicine for older adults. Disability News Service (DNS) understands that Dr Gail […]