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 […]
Justin Tomlinson
Tomlinson admits to ignorance about biopsychosocial model
Tomlinson faces call to resign over PIP harassment of child abuse survivor
Disability Confident attracts just 40 mainstream private sector partners… in three years
Eight Premier League clubs set to break promises on access, MPs hear
Anger as ministers push ahead with billion-pound-a-year PIP cut
Government agrees four more years of ILF transition cash for councils
Discrimination against disabled staff shoots up at DWP, the home of ‘Disability Confident’
The number of disabled civil servants who have faced discrimination within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has risen by nearly a quarter in just a year, according to “shocking” and “very worrying” new figures. More than 1, 400 disabled […]
Channel 4 enlists YODA for its Year of Disability
DWP’s BSL launch cuts reference to successful Scottish scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been criticised for apparently censoring a charity that tried to draw attention to a Scottish government scheme that makes Scotland’s public services more accessible to users of British Sign Language (BSL). DWP was […]