Disability Rights UK wins contract to teach equality to Maximus
A national disabled people’s organisation is to provide disability equality training workshops to staff from…
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Michael O’Sullivan inquest: Chief coroner silent over WCA ‘future deaths’ reports
The chief coroner of England and Wales has refused to act after it emerged that…
New ‘fitness for work’ firm ‘discriminates against disabled staff’
The controversial US outsourcing giant brought in to deliver “fitness for work” tests for the…
IDS announces ‘fitness for work’ U-turn that was five years in the making
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith appears set to scrap the “fitness for work”…
Long-awaited deaths stats ‘do not tell the whole story’
The long-delayed release of government figures on the deaths of benefit claimants has added fuel…
New claims of Atos assessment lies are ‘tip of a massive iceberg’
New evidence proves that the controversial outsourcing contractor Atos should be stripped of all of…
Report finds evidence to back ‘real world’ alternative to ‘toxic’ WCA
A new report has called for the “toxic” work capability assessment (WCA) to be scrapped…
Activist felt ‘violated’ after judge used Google to compile dossier
A disabled activist has described feeling “violated” after she learned a judge had compiled a…
Former WCA boss free to advise Maximus on ‘fitness for work’ test within weeks
The senior civil servant previously responsible for government policy on the notorious “fitness for work”…
Disabled peer warns DWP that tighter benefit rules could cause more deaths
A disabled peer has warned her own government that tightening social security rules even further…