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UN calls for ‘corrective measures’ to Tory disability benefit reforms, just as Labour prepares cuts of its own  

By John Pring on 6th March 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

UN calls for ‘corrective measures’ to Tory disability benefit reforms, just as Labour prepares cuts of its own  
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A report by the United Nations (UN) has called on the UK government to take “corrective measures” to address the impact of cuts to disability benefits introduced under Conservative governments, just as Labour ministers prepare to introduce further such cuts. The […]

Family say DWP has unanswered questions over death of disabled woman whose benefits were stopped

By John Pring on 27th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Family say DWP has unanswered questions over death of disabled woman whose benefits were stopped
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The family of a disabled woman whose body lay undiscovered in her flat for more than three years after her benefits were stopped say they have serious unanswered questions about the actions of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Laura […]

Research that ministers sat on for three years shows no evidence to support call for PIP cuts

By John Pring on 27th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Research that ministers sat on for three years shows no evidence to support call for PIP cuts
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Ministers have sat on research for three years that linked the sharp increase in claims for disability benefits with a deterioration in disabled people’s health, an increase in the financial hardship they were facing, and their need for independence. Successive governments […]

DWP research links NHS waiting-lists with rise in number of claimants of disability benefits

By John Pring on 13th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP research links NHS waiting-lists with rise in number of claimants of disability benefits
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A government report has provided crucial new evidence that links longer NHS waiting-lists with increases in the number of disabled people on benefits. The research shows that more than two-fifths (41 per cent) of disability benefit claimants are on a waiting-list […]

Disabled man self-harms in public and dies after losing PIP, but DWP silent on 30 years of safeguarding failures

By John Pring on 6th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled man self-harms in public and dies after losing PIP, but DWP silent on 30 years of safeguarding failures
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A disabled man who was plunged into poverty after his disability benefits were removed died hours after self-harming in public, apparently in protest at his treatment by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Afolabi Ojerinde, who was 48, was taken […]

Not one of 115 organisations supported Tory proposal to replace PIP cash with vouchers, DWP reports show

By John Pring on 6th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Not one of 115 organisations supported Tory proposal to replace PIP cash with vouchers, DWP reports show
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Not a single organisation that responded to a consultation by the last government was in favour of replacing a monthly cash payment for disability benefits with vouchers or one-off grants, civil servants have finally admitted. Documents obtained through a freedom of […]

Government finally orders research into why disability benefit numbers are rising, as concerns grow over cuts

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government finally orders research into why disability benefit numbers are rising, as concerns grow over cuts
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The government has finally ordered research into the reasons behind what it claims is a “spiralling” increase in the number of people claiming out-of-work disability benefits. The pledge to identify the “characteristics and drivers of rising levels of inactivity and ill […]

Snap survey reveals disabled people’s ‘fear and desperation’ ahead of likely cuts to benefits

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Snap survey reveals disabled people’s ‘fear and desperation’ ahead of likely cuts to benefits
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The responses of disabled people who answered a question about the likely impact of expected government cuts to disability benefits have revealed a worrying level of “fear and desperation”, say campaigners. They were responding to a question posed on social media […]

Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disability benefits provide positive boost to the economy, research finds
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Being in receipt of disability benefits has a significant positive impact on a disabled person’s wellbeing and level of “life satisfaction”, according to new research. Researchers said their conclusions showed that making disability benefits even harder to claim would be counter-productive, […]

Ministers decided to sit on critical PIP report, just days before publishing ‘brutal’ green paper

By John Pring on 16th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Ministers decided to sit on critical PIP report, just days before publishing ‘brutal’ green paper
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Conservative ministers decided to hide a report that exposed the flaws of the “degrading” personal independence payment (PIP) system, just five days before they published proposals to replace PIP cash payments with vouchers or one-off grants, ministerial emails have revealed. Disability […]

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Silence from MP sister of Rachel Reeves over suicide linked to PIP flaws, just as government was seeking cuts

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