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DWP told PM’s civil servants fears about universal credit safety were ‘misplaced’… then three claimants died

By John Pring on 8th August 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP told PM’s civil servants fears about universal credit safety were ‘misplaced’… then three claimants died
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Three deaths of disabled people who took their own lives were linked to flaws within the universal credit system, despite the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) previously dismissing fears about the safety of “vulnerable” claimants as “misplaced”. A report by […]

DWP can’t find report on universal credit safety that PM’s unit told it to write

By John Pring on 6th June 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP can’t find report on universal credit safety that PM’s unit told it to write
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Cabinet Office have both been unable to find a report that was supposed to describe how DWP supported “vulnerable” people who rely on the universal credit benefit system. DWP was told to […]

Cabinet Office finally finds missing report showing difficulties facing ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants

By John Pring on 28th March 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cabinet Office finally finds missing report showing difficulties facing ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants
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The Cabinet Office has finally found a missing report that showed the “additional difficulties” faced by “vulnerable” universal credit claimants, despite originally claiming it could not locate the document. The existence of the 2019 report was not known about outside government […]

Secret report finally reveals flaws in universal credit support for ‘vulnerable’ claimants

By John Pring on 16th November 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Secret report finally reveals flaws in universal credit support for ‘vulnerable’ claimants
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A “deeply troubling” government report that ministers kept hidden for four years has revealed significant flaws at the heart of the universal credit system and how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) supports “vulnerable” claimants. The report, produced in autumn […]

Judge tells DWP to release secret universal credit ‘vulnerable claimants’ report

By John Pring on 19th October 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Judge tells DWP to release secret universal credit ‘vulnerable claimants’ report
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told by a tribunal to release a secret, high-level report that is likely to expose the flaws in the support it provides to “vulnerable” claimants of universal credit. The information rights tribunal […]

DWP blanks out entire report on support for ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP blanks out entire report on support for ‘vulnerable’ universal credit claimants
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to release any details from a report – commissioned by the prime minister’s office – into the effectiveness of its support for “vulnerable” claimants of universal credit. The report is believed to […]

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