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Work and Health Programme

Claimants who chose to take part in DWP’s work programme were more likely to find jobs, research suggests

By John Pring on 25th January 2024 Category: Employment

Claimants who chose to take part in DWP’s work programme were more likely to find jobs, research suggests
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Disabled people who have taken part voluntarily in a government employment support programme have been more likely to find jobs than claimants who were forced into the scheme, research has found. An updated research report on the programme, carried out on […]

Government’s failure on job support for disabled people is ‘unacceptable’, MPs hear

By John Pring on 6th January 2022 Category: Employment

Government’s failure on job support for disabled people is ‘unacceptable’, MPs hear
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The government’s failure to spend enough money on specialist employment support for disabled people is unacceptable, MPs have been told by policy and research experts. Members of the Commons work and pensions committee were told the government was “not doing enough” […]

Disabled job-seeker banned from using toilet on DWP work programme

By John Pring on 17th October 2019 Category: Employment

Disabled job-seeker banned from using toilet on DWP work programme
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A disabled job-seeker who signed up to the government’s new Work and Health Programme was banned from using the toilet, washing his hands or accessing drinking water. Ryan*, from north London, was attending a voluntary programme run by the charity Shaw […]

DWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause ‘is proof charities cannot be trusted’

By John Pring on 26th April 2018 Category: Employment

DWP’s ‘disrepute’ contract clause ‘is proof charities cannot be trusted’
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The decision of some disability charities to sign contracts that prevent them criticising the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is proof that they cannot be trusted to speak up on behalf of disabled people, according to grassroots activists. Last week, […]

Charities delivering DWP’s work programme ‘must promise not to attack McVey’

By John Pring on 19th April 2018 Category: Employment

Charities delivering DWP’s work programme ‘must promise not to attack McVey’
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Disability charities that sign up to help deliver the government’s new Work and Health Programme must promise to “pay the utmost regard to the standing and reputation” of work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, official documents suggest. The charities, and other […]

DWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme

By John Pring on 25th January 2018 Category: Employment

DWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme
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The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to name the charities and other organisations being paid millions of pounds to help deliver its new disability employment programme across England and Wales. All six of the new Work and Health Programme […]

Open letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP

By John Pring on 25th January 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Open letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP
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Disabled activists have called on the charity Mind to explain how seconding a senior member of staff to work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the last year has affected mental health service-users. In an open letter to […]

Improving Lives: Ministers back down on ‘mandatory’ activity for ESA support group

By John Pring on 7th December 2017 Category: Employment

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Ministers have backed down – at least temporarily – from plans to force all sick and disabled people on out-of-work disability benefits to take part in compulsory work-related activity. There was an outcry among disabled campaigners last year when the government’s […]

Spartacus exposes work and health green paper ‘smokescreen’

By John Pring on 16th February 2017 Category: Employment

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Campaigners have published a withering 237-page attack on the government’s work, health and disability green paper, accusing ministers of creating a “smokescreen” to disguise their intention to cut support and force sick and disabled people into inappropriate work. The response from […]

G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme

By John Pring on 16th February 2017 Category: Employment

G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme
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Some of the country’s most controversial and discredited outsourcing companies are set to win contracts under the government’s new programme to find jobs for disabled people and other marginalised groups. The 11 organisations that have been successful in the bidding process […]

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