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PIP cuts will cause further deaths, say disabled relatives of claimants who died due to previous DWP reforms

By John Pring on 20th March 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP cuts will cause further deaths, say disabled relatives of claimants who died due to previous DWP reforms
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Three disabled people who lost relatives as a result of past reforms to disability benefits have spoken of their horror at the Labour government’s plans to cut billions of pounds from the system. Tuesday’s Pathways to Work green paper announced cuts […]

MPs hear from disabled people about life-threatening risks posed by ‘very, very dangerous’ cuts to benefits

By John Pring on 20th March 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs hear from disabled people about life-threatening risks posed by ‘very, very dangerous’ cuts to benefits
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Four disabled people told MPs of the life-threatening risks that would be caused by proposed cuts to disability benefits, just a day before the government confirmed the “very, very dangerous” reforms. About 10 MPs from Labour, the SNP, the SDLP and […]

DWP’s chief medical adviser downplays her department’s links to countless deaths… again

By John Pring on 13th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s chief medical adviser downplays her department’s links to countless deaths… again
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The chief medical adviser for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sparked fresh anger after again publicly downplaying links between the deaths of disabled benefit claimants and her own department’s actions. Dr Gail Allsopp (pictured), who was appointed to the […]

MPs join activists and families in call for public inquiry into years of DWP deaths

By John Pring on 12th December 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs join activists and families in call for public inquiry into years of DWP deaths
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MPs have joined disabled activists and bereaved families in calling for a public inquiry into the years of deaths linked to the actions of ministers, senior civil servants and advisers at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disability News Service […]

Kendall compares DWP deaths to Mid Staffs hospital scandal, as she opens door to new ‘safeguarding duty’

By John Pring on 14th November 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Kendall compares DWP deaths to Mid Staffs hospital scandal, as she opens door to new ‘safeguarding duty’
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Labour’s new work and pensions secretary has told MPs that she is open to the idea of her department being subject to a legal “safeguarding duty”, a move that could transform its approach to the safety of disabled benefit claimants. Liz […]

Campaigners welcome election defeats for DWP ministers, but frustration as key trio survive

By John Pring on 11th July 2024 Category: Politics

Campaigners welcome election defeats for DWP ministers, but frustration as key trio survive
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Campaigners have welcomed election defeats for a series of former Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ministers, while also expressing disappointment that three of the most unpopular figures from the last 14 years managed to survive the Labour landslide. There was […]

Concern over scope of EHRC inquiry into ‘unlawful acts’ by work and pensions secretaries 

By John Pring on 23rd May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Concern over scope of EHRC inquiry into ‘unlawful acts’ by work and pensions secretaries 
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The equality watchdog has finally launched a – limited – investigation into unlawful treatment by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of disabled benefit claimants, including some who died, five years after it was first told to act.   The move […]

Two years since ‘toothless’ watchdog pledged to act on benefit deaths, and still no action

By John Pring on 9th May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Two years since ‘toothless’ watchdog pledged to act on benefit deaths, and still no action
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The equality watchdog has been accused of bowing to political pressure by failing to force the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to prevent further deaths of disabled benefit claimants, two years after promising to take legal action. It is now […]

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Human Rights

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations
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Disabled people’s organisations have welcomed the “damning verdict” of a UN committee on the government’s track record on key disability rights over the last seven years. They spoke out last night (Wednesday) as the UN committee on the rights of disabled […]

Sunak’s ‘chilling, threatening’ speech on benefits ‘demonised disabled people’

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Politics

Sunak’s ‘chilling, threatening’ speech on benefits ‘demonised disabled people’
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The prime minister has been accused of whipping up hostility towards disabled people, and demonising and scapegoating claimants of disability benefits, with a new series of “chilling” reforms that will weaken the social security safety net. Rishi Sunak announced plans for […]

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