Absence of stats ‘is killer blow to government’s disability employment pledge’
The failure to provide up-to-date figures showing how many disabled people are in work is…
Browsing: Improving Lives
Newton dodges questions on government’s disability record by pulling out of meeting
The minister for disabled people pulled out of a meeting with MPs, peers and disabled…
Improving Lives: Fears over strategy’s ‘unacceptable’ work and health links
The government’s “cruel” and “unacceptable” emphasis on linking health and job outcomes in its new…
Improving Lives: Ministers back down on ‘mandatory’ activity for ESA support group
Ministers have backed down – at least temporarily – from plans to force all sick…
Improving Lives: Government considers financial incentives for employers
The government is considering offering financial incentives to employers to persuade them to recruit more…
Green paper was missed opportunity to dump biopsychosocial model, says DPO
The government should replace its “deeply flawed and inaccurate” disability benefits assessments with an in-house…
No chance of halving employment gap without tackling independent living, says DPO
The UK government will not be able to achieve its aim of halving the disability…
Spartacus exposes work and health green paper ‘smokescreen’
Campaigners have published a withering 237-page attack on the government’s work, health and disability green…
‘Devastating’, ‘unethical’, ‘cruel’… disabled people react to green paper
Disabled people and other campaigners have reacted with shock, anger and concern to government proposals…
Ministers set to force work-related activity on everyone in ESA support group
The Department for Work and Pensions is considering forcing all sick and disabled people on…