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DWP urged to ‘come clean’ on how many will lose out under universal credit

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP urged to ‘come clean’ on how many will lose out under universal credit
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to release figures showing how many disabled people will lose out when universal credit (UC) is fully implemented, even though ministers have repeatedly stated how many will gain from the new system. […]

WCA death doctor: DWP put ‘immense pressure’ on Atos to find claimants fit for work

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

WCA death doctor: DWP put ‘immense pressure’ on Atos to find claimants fit for work
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A company paid to assess disabled people’s fitness for work was put under “immense pressure” by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to find claimants ineligible for out-of-work disability benefits, official records have revealed. DWP has insisted for years that […]

‘Absurd’ DWP accused over refusal to publish PIP statistics

By John Pring on 15th December 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Absurd’ DWP accused over refusal to publish PIP statistics
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Ministers have been accused of “absurdity and obfuscation” after refusing to explain why they do not publish statistics showing the number of assessments carried out on disabled people applying for their new disability benefit. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]

First figures on ESA mandatory reconsideration ‘show it is just a delaying tactic’

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

First figures on ESA mandatory reconsideration ‘show it is just a delaying tactic’
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Official figures suggest that a new appeal stage introduced for unsuccessful claimants has been little more than a delaying tactic aimed at reducing the number of disabled people claiming benefits, say campaigners. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally […]

Government’s new PIP proposals ‘will drive more into poverty and despair’

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Independent Living

Government’s new PIP proposals ‘will drive more into poverty and despair’
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The government looks set to tighten eligibility for its new disability benefit, just two years after it was introduced. Activists this week described the move as another government attack that would lead to more disabled people being driven into poverty and […]

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