Regulators face possible action over failure to discipline lying PIP assessors
The body that oversees the UK’s health and care regulators is considering taking action over…
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‘Staggering’ ESA suicide figures prompt calls for inquiry and prosecution of ministers
“Staggering” new figures show that the proportion of people claiming the main out-of-work disability benefit…
Department of Health silence over failure to highlight ESA suicide risk
The Department of Health (DH) has refused to say why it failed to warn NHS…
‘Shocking’ NHS stats show nearly half ESA claimants have attempted suicide
“Shocking” NHS statistics have revealed that almost half of the people claiming the main out-of-work…
Response to benefit assessment inquiry breaks Commons records
An inquiry into the government’s flawed disability benefit assessment regime has produced more online evidence…
PIP investigation: Hundreds give evidence of assessment failings to MPs
Scores of disabled people and welfare advisers have told a Commons inquiry that disability benefit…
Mum and new baby face Christmas eviction after WCA ‘nightmare’
A disabled woman with a new baby is set to be evicted a fortnight before…
Concerns over criteria for ‘fitness for work’ reassessment exemptions
Disabled campaigners have criticised new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) rules that explain which…
Tory conference: Silence on eligibility means WCA announcement is ‘meaningless’
Changes that mean some sick and disabled benefit claimants will no longer need to face…
DWP whistleblower from ESA helpline exposes ‘obscene’ system
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) whistleblower has described how a “mismanaged” and under-funded…