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Government silence over ‘discrimination’ of baby vouchers scheme

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government silence over ‘discrimination’ of baby vouchers scheme
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The government is refusing to say how it justifies the continuing failure to provide vital support to many parents on disability benefits to help with their babies’ nutrition. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week how a disabled mother-of-two had accused […]

Baby vouchers scheme ‘blackmails’ disabled parents onto universal credit

By John Pring on 20th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Baby vouchers scheme ‘blackmails’ disabled parents onto universal credit
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A disabled mother-of-two has accused the government of “financial blackmail” and discriminating against claimants of legacy benefits*, after she was told she could only claim vital financial support for her baby’s nutrition if she agreed to transfer onto universal credit. Allie […]

DWP is refusing to correct injustice caused to 118,000 claimants, says ombudsman

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP is refusing to correct injustice caused to 118,000 claimants, says ombudsman
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An ombudsman has heavily criticised the government for refusing to rectify the injustice caused by its treatment of more than 118,000 disabled benefit claimants who have been denied compensation following a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) blunder. The ombudsman’s criticism […]

New figures show few WCAs being carried out face-to-face

By John Pring on 13th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New figures show few WCAs being carried out face-to-face
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New figures released by the government show how nearly all “fitness for work” assessments are now being carried out on the telephone, or simply by examining paperwork. The figures show that three-quarters (73 per cent) of completed work capability assessments (WCAs) […]

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that its system for assessing disabled people for their eligibility for benefits is “fragmented” and “inefficient”. The comments about the system were contained in documents shared earlier this year with companies seeking […]

Coroner silent on why DWP was not questioned at inquest, despite ‘nightmare’ messages

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coroner silent on why DWP was not questioned at inquest, despite ‘nightmare’ messages
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was not questioned about an autistic man’s suicide at an inquest, despite the bundle of evidence presented to the coroner containing multiple distressing messages he had scrawled on letters about his benefits. A police […]

DWP’s ‘shocking’ failure to provide universal credit WCA stats

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘shocking’ failure to provide universal credit WCA stats
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to explain its continuing failure to publish figures that would show how disabled people seeking to claim universal credit are experiencing the work capability assessment (WCA) process. DWP is refusing to produce […]

WCA reviewer tells MPs that DWP is ‘odd’ and ‘characterised by inertia’

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

WCA reviewer tells MPs that DWP is ‘odd’ and ‘characterised by inertia’
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The expert who was twice commissioned by the government to review the work capability assessment (WCA) has delivered a damning assessment of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), in an evidence session with MPs. Dr Paul Litchfield, who led the […]

Universal credit uplift failure was ‘unfair, unjustified and discriminatory’, court hears

By John Pring on 18th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit uplift failure was ‘unfair, unjustified and discriminatory’, court hears
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The government’s decision to treat claimants of universal credit more favourably throughout the pandemic than those receiving other benefits – including more than a million disabled people – was unfair, unjustified and discriminatory, the high court has been told. Four benefit […]

DWP blanks out entire report on support for ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP blanks out entire report on support for ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to release any details from a report – commissioned by the prime minister’s office – into the effectiveness of its support for “vulnerable” claimants of universal credit. The report is believed to […]

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