Maximus

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Head and shoulders of Caroline Flint speaking

August 7, 2015

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Labour’s Flint sparks concerns over lobbying donation firm’s Maximus links

A contender to be Labour’s next deputy leader – a former welfare reform minister – has been forced to defend her decision to accept donations from a lobbying firm used by the controversial company that tests disabled people’s “fitness for work”. Caroline Flint (pictured), the MP for Don Valley, is benefiting from a former

Benefits and Poverty

July 31, 2015

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‘Bizarre’ figures raise fears over ministers’ plans for ESA

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sparked new concerns after releasing “bizarre” figures that suggest ministers plan to cut the number of people eligible for out-of-work disability benefits by a third in 2017-18. The statistics were provided by employment minister Priti Patel in a written response to a question from Labour MP

Employment

March 27, 2015

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Residential training colleges face uncertain future after government shake-up

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Four of the country’s nine specialist residential training colleges for disabled people are facing an uncertain future after the government announced a huge shake-up of specialist employability support. The contracting process, completed in less than 15 working days after years of “discussion and consideration”, saw five colleges succeed with their bids, while the other

Benefits and Poverty

Front entrance of Maximus offices in London

March 6, 2015

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DWP’s new ‘fitness for work’ provider faces fresh allegations

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New allegations have emerged about the US multi-national that has secured several major contracts from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), just as it begins to deliver the controversial “fitness for work” test on behalf of the UK government. DWP has been dismissing concerns about the troubled history of Maximus – which has

Activism and Campaigning

March 6, 2015

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Humiliation greets Maximus in first week of WCA delivery

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The new provider of the government’s controversial “fitness for work” tests has faced a humiliating first week in its new job, after it emerged that the company had been forced by disabled activists into buying an embarrassingly-named website. More than 30 protests took place across England, Scotland and Wales on Monday (2 March) to

Activism and Campaigning

February 28, 2015

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Maximus will face nationwide protests on first day as ‘fitness for work’ provider

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The controversial new provider of the government’s “fitness for work” test will be greeted with protests in more than 25 towns and cities across England, Scotland and Wales as it starts to deliver assessments for the first time. The day of action will take place outside assessment centres on Monday (2 March) and is

Employment

February 21, 2015

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New Maximus invasion raises ‘chilling’ fears

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The prospect of a discredited US outsourcing giant achieving a near-monopoly of employment support and assessment services for disabled people has caused alarm, after it emerged that it is bidding to buy what remains of Remploy from the government. Only two organisations – Maximus and the education, employment and training services group Prospects –

Benefits and Poverty

January 23, 2015

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MP to quiz ministers over Gunnyeon’s Maximus WCA role

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An MP is to ask ministers why a former senior civil servant had to wait just six months before working for a private sector company on two disability contracts he led on at the Department for Work and Pensions. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that Bill Gunnyeon had been given permission by

Benefits and Poverty

January 16, 2015 0

Former WCA boss free to advise Maximus on ‘fitness for work’ test within weeks

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The senior civil servant previously responsible for government policy on the notorious “fitness for work” test could start offering advice on the same issue to his new private sector bosses within weeks. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggested last week that Bill Gunnyeon would not be able to carry out any work

Benefits and Poverty

January 16, 2015 0

Campaigner’s Maximus job splits opinion among activists

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The decision of a leading disabled campaigner to accept a highly-paid job with the US company taking over the controversial “fitness for work” test has split activists. Many accused Sue Marsh of betraying those who had followed her blog, Diary of a Benefits Scrounger, backed her campaigning efforts, and had even supported her financially

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