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Treasury hides documents that show equality impact of Sunak’s spring statement

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Politics

Treasury hides documents that show equality impact of Sunak’s spring statement
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The government is refusing to release information that would show the impact on disabled people and other equality groups of the chancellor’s spending decisions in March’s spring statement. Disabled people reacted with disbelief in March to the chancellor’s “cruel” decision to […]

Anger as Starmer says Labour is ‘the party of working people’

By John Pring on 10th March 2022 Category: Politics

Anger as Starmer says Labour is ‘the party of working people’
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Keir Starmer has caused anger among disabled activists – including within his own party – after declaring publicly that Labour is “the party of working people”. The Labour leader’s comment, in a speech to Scottish Labour’s annual conference, has reignited concerns […]

PIP backlog has more than trebled in five years

By John Pring on 10th March 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP backlog has more than trebled in five years
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New figures have shown how the backlog of disabled people waiting for a personal independence payment (PIP) assessment has more than trebled in the last five years. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) […]

Secret DWP report reveals unmet needs of disability benefit claimants

By John Pring on 10th February 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Secret DWP report reveals unmet needs of disability benefit claimants
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Many disabled people who receive disability benefits have been unable to afford essential living costs such as rent, heating or food, even before the current cost-of-living crisis, according to a report that ministers had fought to keep secret. A watered-down version […]

Government figures provide mounting evidence of ‘worrying trends’ on PIP delays

By John Pring on 3rd February 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government figures provide mounting evidence of ‘worrying trends’ on PIP delays
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Growing evidence from figures released by the government suggests disabled people are facing significant and increasing delays and backlogs in the personal independence payment (PIP) system. The figures show striking delays in clearing PIP claims, but also in answering telephone queries […]

Government ‘must tear up national disability strategy’ after high court defeat

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government ‘must tear up national disability strategy’ after high court defeat
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Disabled campaigners have called on the government to tear up its “fundamentally broken” National Disability Strategy, after the high court ruled that the much-criticised document was unlawful. The high court found that a botched consultation had made it “impossible” for disabled […]

Government silence over ‘discrimination’ of baby vouchers scheme

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government silence over ‘discrimination’ of baby vouchers scheme
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The government is refusing to say how it justifies the continuing failure to provide vital support to many parents on disability benefits to help with their babies’ nutrition. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week how a disabled mother-of-two had accused […]

Baby vouchers scheme ‘blackmails’ disabled parents onto universal credit

By John Pring on 20th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Baby vouchers scheme ‘blackmails’ disabled parents onto universal credit
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A disabled mother-of-two has accused the government of “financial blackmail” and discriminating against claimants of legacy benefits*, after she was told she could only claim vital financial support for her baby’s nutrition if she agreed to transfer onto universal credit. Allie […]

DWP’s ‘shocking’ failure to provide universal credit WCA stats

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘shocking’ failure to provide universal credit WCA stats
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to explain its continuing failure to publish figures that would show how disabled people seeking to claim universal credit are experiencing the work capability assessment (WCA) process. DWP is refusing to produce […]

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

UK government admits widespread disability access failures at COP26
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The UK government has admitted widespread and serious access failings at this month’s COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. As well as accepting that there have been problems with the accessible entrance to the conference, the UK government – which is […]

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