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Ministers push ahead with single face-to-face assessments for disability benefits

By John Pring on 17th October 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Ministers push ahead with single face-to-face assessments for disability benefits
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Ministers are pushing ahead with controversial plans to merge two disability benefit assessments into one, despite concerns raised by disabled campaigners. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wants to offer a single face-to-face assessment – with the agreement of the […]

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts

By John Pring on 12th July 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts
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Cross-party MPs have raised a series of concerns with work and pensions secretary Esther McVey about the government’s treatment of disabled people on out-of-work benefits. Members of the Commons work and pensions select committee were questioning McVey (pictured) more than a year […]

PIP investigation: MPs warn of ‘broken’ system and distressed claimants

By John Pring on 16th March 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP investigation: MPs warn of ‘broken’ system and distressed claimants
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MPs from across the House of Commons have raised fresh concerns about the assessment process for the government’s new disability benefit. Work and pensions secretary Damian Green faced further questioning about the personal independence payment (PIP) system yesterday (Wednesday), following his […]

Disabled people face institutional disablism from employers, says damning report

By John Pring on 8th December 2016 Category: Employment

Disabled people face institutional disablism from employers, says damning report
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Disabled people are facing “institutional disablism” at the hands of both public and private sector employers, according to a new parliamentary report that examines how the government can meet its pledge to halve the disability employment gap. The report by the […]

Disability employment gap: Former diplomat calls for government action

By John Pring on 7th July 2016 Category: Employment

Disability employment gap: Former diplomat calls for government action
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The government must do more to research the benefits of disabled people finding work, according to a former diplomat who was forced to quit after the Foreign Office refused to fund the lip-speakers she needed to do her job. Jane Cordell […]

Crabb scrapped IDS’s white paper because he ‘didn’t like the look of it’

By John Pring on 30th June 2016 Category: Employment

Crabb scrapped IDS’s white paper because he ‘didn’t like the look of it’
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The new work and pensions secretary scrapped the disability and employment white paper prepared by his predecessor Iain Duncan Smith because he “didn’t like the look” of it, a Tory MP has told a parliamentary meeting. The new work and pensions […]

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