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‘Sinister’ government analysis of assisted dying bill adds weight to fears of financial incentives for deaths

By John Pring on 8th May 2025 Category: Human Rights

‘Sinister’ government analysis of assisted dying bill adds weight to fears of financial incentives for deaths
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A “sinister” government analysis of the impact of a bill to legalise assisted suicide suggests it could eventually save public bodies more than £100 million a year in health and social care costs, benefits and pensions. The figures – which the […]

Hundreds of thousands face ‘starve or freeze’ decision after winter fuel payments cut, say disabled activists

By John Pring on 19th September 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Hundreds of thousands face ‘starve or freeze’ decision after winter fuel payments cut, say disabled activists
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Disabled activists say Labour’s plans to means-test winter fuel payments will leave many current recipients having to decide “whether to starve or freeze”, after the government admitted that 1.6 million disabled people were likely to lose their entitlement. Government figures showed […]

Labour’s decision to drop Tory DWP appeal reveals impact of scrapping ‘fitness for work’ test

By John Pring on 5th September 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour’s decision to drop Tory DWP appeal reveals impact of scrapping ‘fitness for work’ test
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People with mental distress are “significantly more likely” to be affected by plans to scrap the work capability assessment than claimants with physical impairments, documents released after a freedom of information battle have revealed. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]

Government ‘smokescreen’ prevents release of crucial ticket office information

By John Pring on 18th January 2024 Category: Transport

Government ‘smokescreen’ prevents release of crucial ticket office information
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The government has refused to release its assessment of how plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices across England would have affected disabled people and other groups protected under the Equality Act, even though those proposals have now been abandoned. The […]

Watchdog tells DWP to release secret assessment of decision to scrap WCA

By John Pring on 9th November 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Watchdog tells DWP to release secret assessment of decision to scrap WCA
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The information commissioner has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to release vital information about its decision to scrap the work capability assessment (WCA), which the watchdog says will impact millions of disabled people. DWP has refused to release […]

‘Deep concern’ over decision to allow Treasury to hide budget equality impact

By John Pring on 22nd June 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deep concern’ over decision to allow Treasury to hide budget equality impact
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Campaigners have told the information commissioner of their “deep concern” over his decision to allow the Treasury to hide information that would show how last year’s budget was set to impact disabled people and other equality groups. Women’s Budget Group, Runnymede […]

DWP blocks release of document that shows impact of scrapping ‘fit for work’ test

By John Pring on 27th April 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP blocks release of document that shows impact of scrapping ‘fit for work’ test
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to release a document that would show how its controversial plans to scrap the work capability assessment would impact disabled people. Despite releasing documents that estimate the impact of less controversial parts […]

Watchdog gives Treasury go-ahead to keep budget equality impact secret

By John Pring on 30th March 2023 Category: Politics

Watchdog gives Treasury go-ahead to keep budget equality impact secret
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The information commissioner has told the Treasury it can continue to hide information that would show how measures in a controversial spring budget were predicted to affect disabled people and other groups protected by the Equality Act. Disability News Service (DNS) […]

Treasury won’t reveal equality impact because it could be ‘too complex’ for the public

By John Pring on 21st July 2022 Category: Politics

Treasury won’t reveal equality impact because it could be ‘too complex’ for the public
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The Treasury is refusing to release information that would show the impact on disabled people of spending decisions in March’s spring statement because it could be too “complex” for the public to understand. The Treasury has told Disability News Service (DNS) […]

Regulator investigates DWP over universal credit ‘cover-up’

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Regulator investigates DWP over universal credit ‘cover-up’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is claiming not to possess documents that show estimates for the eventual impact of universal credit on disabled people, despite telling both the statistics regulator and MPs that they exist. In the latest stage […]

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