Ideas to replace WCA with new assessment framework win some support
Disabled activists have delivered a generally positive response to fresh ideas on how to replace…
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DWP softens ‘threatening’ tone of universal credit agreement after claimant’s death
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to soften the “threatening” tone…
Four opposition parties demand DWP answers over WCA deaths ‘cover-up’
Two opposition parties are writing urgent letters to work and pensions secretary Esther McVey –…
Atos assessor told gay man he was ‘defective’ and needed to be cured by God
A doctor working for the government contractor Atos told a gay disabled man she was…
Ministers’ silence over why WCA legislation is missing from Queen’s speech
Work and pensions ministers have refused to explain why plans for new social security legislation…
Election 2017: Mordaunt dodges questions over ‘misleading’ WCA pledge
The Conservatives have refused to comment on an apparently misleading public pledge by the minister…
‘Fitness for work’ test has led to deterioration in mental health, say researchers
Disabled activists have welcomed “timely” new research that concludes that the government’s “fitness for work”…
Coroner orders inquest into ‘fit for work’ man who collapsed after leaving jobcentre
About 100 activists and their allies have taken part in a protest and vigil to…
Professors’ silence after DWP waters down their guidance on preventing WCA suicides
A leading psychiatrist who helped the government draft guidance that protected mental health service-users who…
Benefit claimants die as DWP staff keep failing to follow suicide guidelines
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to consider an inquiry into its…