Benefit sanctions regime discriminates against disabled claimants, new research shows
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing claims that it has been running…
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Parents of ‘fit for work’ suicide man back call for Iain Duncan Smith prosecution
The parents of a disabled man who took his own life after being wrongly found…
DWP dismissed coroner’s concerns over WCA suicide link, document reveals
Civil servants and ministers dismissed a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the government’s “fitness…
DWP ‘ruined me’ with ‘victimisation’, says disabled benefit claimant
A disabled man has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of victimising him…
‘Ruthless’ DWP ‘forced through WCA despite knowing of harm’
Ministers and civil servants were “ruthless” and “reckless” in forcing through their new “fitness for…
Tory conference: Search is on to find seven Tory MPs to rebel over WRAG cut
Charity campaigners are calling for disabled people to support their search for just seven Tory…
IDS announces ‘fitness for work’ U-turn that was five years in the making
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith appears set to scrap the “fitness for work”…
Long-awaited deaths stats ‘do not tell the whole story’
The long-delayed release of government figures on the deaths of benefit claimants has added fuel…
Work Programme provider A4E ‘put lives at risk’ with cost-cutting move
One of the companies at the heart of the government’s welfare-to-work programme is facing allegations…
Ministers look to loophole to hide truth on benefit-related deaths
Ministers have admitted they are considering using a legal loophole to avoid publishing the results…