Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have raised grave concerns about a series of reforms to the disability benefits assessment system announced by work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd. Rudd secured broadly positive coverage of her reforms from the mainstream media this week, […]
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Jodey Whiting: DWP ignored five ‘safeguarding’ chances before WCA suicide
Jodey Whiting: DWP continued to phone woman who took her own life, inquiry finds
Inquiry call after ‘fitness for work’ firm ‘admits it has no safeguarding policy’
Care watchdog criticised over abandoned bid to replace service-user contracts
The care watchdog is facing heavy criticism after being forced to abandon a year-long attempt to find organisations to run a programme that sends expert service-users to assist on inspections of care homes, hospitals and care agencies across England. The Experts […]
Traumatised child rape survivor harassed again by DWP as he waits to give evidence
‘Fit for work’ assessor suspended for describing examination that did not take place
DWP figures on ‘unacceptable’ WCA reports cast doubt on decisions made on tens of thousands of ESA claims
DWP agrees to record PIP assessments but response to MPs’ report still ‘falls far short’
Redundancy threat hangs over Remploy workers as DWP funding ends
Disabled Remploy workers who are part of a supported employment programme could be at risk of losing their jobs because the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to refuse to renew a three-year funding agreement. The funding was awarded […]