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IDS announces ‘fitness for work’ U-turn that was five years in the making

By John Pring on 28th August 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

IDS announces ‘fitness for work’ U-turn that was five years in the making
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Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith appears set to scrap the “fitness for work” test championed by successive Labour, coalition and Conservative governments, but there are fears that its replacement could prove even more damaging to disabled people. Duncan Smith […]

Employment and unemployment of disabled people ‘are both rising’

By John Pring on 14th August 2015 Category: Employment

Employment and unemployment of disabled people ‘are both rising’
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The number of disabled people who are unemployed has risen for the second quarter in a row, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) used the publication of quarterly labour market statistics to point to the […]

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

By John Pring on 31st July 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘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 […]

Setback for disabled people’s union, but activists insist ‘it’s an idea whose time has come’

By John Pring on 5th June 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Setback for disabled people’s union, but activists insist ‘it’s an idea whose time has come’
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More campaigners have added their voices to calls for a new national organisation of disabled people that they hope would bring together the “fragmented” disability movement. The idea is still being widely discussed, even though at least two of the campaigners […]

Report finds evidence to back ‘real world’ alternative to ‘toxic’ WCA

By John Pring on 20th March 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

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A new report has called for the “toxic” work capability assessment (WCA) to be scrapped and replaced with something that paints a more realistic picture of the barriers disabled people face in society. The Rethinking the Work Capability Assessment report, by […]

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