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Labour government will push for jobs for ‘not fit for work’ group, says Ashworth

By John Pring on 12th January 2023 Category: Employment

Labour government will push for jobs for ‘not fit for work’ group, says Ashworth
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Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has attacked the “totally unacceptable” number of disabled people who return to work after being found not fit for work by the government’s assessment system. In a major policy speech, Jonathan Ashworth (pictured) said that […]

DWP’s ‘aggressive’ post-2010 attitude to sanctions ‘is back with a vengeance’

By John Pring on 15th December 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘aggressive’ post-2010 attitude to sanctions ‘is back with a vengeance’
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The “aggressive attitude” on benefit sanctions that was taken by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in the coalition years of 2013 to 2015 is “back with a vengeance”, MPs have been warned. A debate on DWP’s policy on benefit […]

Frustration with Labour resurfaces at TUC disabled workers’ event

By John Pring on 15th December 2022 Category: Politics

Frustration with Labour resurfaces at TUC disabled workers’ event
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Union and Labour activists have expressed fresh fears that the party will fail to fight for the rights of disabled people if it wins power at the next general election. They spoke out at an online meeting, held by the TUC, […]

Labour’s broken promise could see it finally face legal action over years of discrimination

By John Pring on 1st December 2022 Category: Politics

Labour’s broken promise could see it finally face legal action over years of discrimination
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Labour is facing the real possibility of legal action over years of disability discrimination within the party, after reneging on plans to hold a national conference and set up a national committee of disabled members. The party’s national executive committee (NEC) […]

Disabled woman who fled abuse says universal credit caused fresh trauma

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman who fled abuse says universal credit caused fresh trauma
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A disabled woman who fled a violent relationship says she was left without any income after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to ease demands placed on her by its “abusive” universal credit system, and then stopped her payments. […]

DWP’s ‘barbarian’ universal credit ‘ignored reasonable adjustment requests’

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘barbarian’ universal credit ‘ignored reasonable adjustment requests’
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A disabled woman has described how she was repeatedly denied permission to communicate with her work coach by telephone, thanks to the “barbarian” benefits systems run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Alana Cooper, from Preston, is one of […]

Whistleblower’s horror after suicide mirrored her universal credit warning

By John Pring on 24th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Whistleblower’s horror after suicide mirrored her universal credit warning
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A whistleblower has spoken of her horror after learning how a disabled woman took her own life following pressure from the universal credit system, a few weeks after she warned such tragedies could happen. Last week, Disability News Service (DNS) reported […]

Labour backs away from DWP deaths inquiry in meeting with families

By John Pring on 17th November 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour backs away from DWP deaths inquiry in meeting with families
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Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has refused to promise that his party will order a public inquiry into deaths linked to the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if it wins power. Jonathan Ashworth avoided pledging that […]

Campaigners dismiss Labour’s claim of co-production on social care review

By John Pring on 13th October 2022 Category: Independent Living

Campaigners dismiss Labour’s claim of co-production on social care review
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Disabled campaigners have dismissed Labour’s claim that a review of its adult social care policy is being co-produced with disabled people. Despite promises from Labour that disabled people would work in partnership with the Fabian Society, the thinktank commissioned to carry […]

Labour conference: Anger at Starmer’s ‘divisive’ pledge to back ‘working people’

By John Pring on 29th September 2022 Category: Politics

Labour conference: Anger at Starmer’s ‘divisive’ pledge to back ‘working people’
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Labour’s leader has been accused by leading party activists of using “divisive rhetoric” and a “deliberate” failure to mention disabled people and others who are out of work in his main conference speech this week. Keir Starmer mentioned “working people” 25 […]

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