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DWP urged to ‘come clean’ on how many will lose out under universal credit

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP urged to ‘come clean’ on how many will lose out under universal credit
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to release figures showing how many disabled people will lose out when universal credit (UC) is fully implemented, even though ministers have repeatedly stated how many will gain from the new system. […]

Sanction threats are likely to harm health of WRAG claimants, says research

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Sanction threats are likely to harm health of WRAG claimants, says research
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Trying to force disabled people into work by threatening to sanction their benefits is ineffective and likely to harm their health, and even put their lives at risk, according to research co-produced with a disabled people’s organisation. The fear instilled by […]

ESA sanctions fall close to zero, but concerns remain over JSA and universal credit

By John Pring on 20th February 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

ESA sanctions fall close to zero, but concerns remain over JSA and universal credit
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The number of disabled people on the main out-of-work disability benefit who are being sanctioned by the government for failing to meet strict conditions has fallen close to zero, following years of criticism of the harsh regime. Department for Work and […]

DWP ‘lies again’ about impact of benefits freeze on disabled people

By John Pring on 18th July 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP ‘lies again’ about impact of benefits freeze on disabled people
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of a “brazen repetition of a known lie” about the impact on disabled people of one of the government’s major spending cuts, following the publication of a damning new report. The […]

New DWP employment scheme could support 10,000 disabled people

By John Pring on 13th December 2018 Category: Employment

New DWP employment scheme could support 10,000 disabled people
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The new work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced details of a new voluntary programme for disabled people who are long-term unemployed. The programme aims to provide “highly personalised packages of employment support for people who are at least a […]

Account of sanctions desperation leaves disabled peer in tears at WRAG research launch

By John Pring on 18th October 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Account of sanctions desperation leaves disabled peer in tears at WRAG research launch
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A benefit claimant left a disabled peer in tears after describing to a parliamentary meeting how the application of the government’s brutal sanctions regime by a jobcentre adviser had left him so desperate that he attempted to take his own life. […]

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts

By John Pring on 12th July 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs raise concerns with McVey over ‘stress and poverty’ caused by WRAG cuts
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Cross-party MPs have raised a series of concerns with work and pensions secretary Esther McVey about the government’s treatment of disabled people on out-of-work benefits. Members of the Commons work and pensions select committee were questioning McVey (pictured) more than a year […]

Government ‘must do more on disability employment’, MPs hear

By John Pring on 1st March 2018 Category: Employment

Government ‘must do more on disability employment’, MPs hear
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The government must do more to offer incentives to businesses to take on disabled people as employees, and to tackle the barriers that prevent them finding jobs, according to cross-party MPs. MPs from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and the […]

Foodbank study suggests disability benefits should rise

By John Pring on 6th July 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Foodbank study suggests disability benefits should rise
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The authors of a major new study have called on the government to launch an inquiry into whether disability benefit payments should be increased, after finding more than half of the people who use foodbanks are disabled and unable to work. […]

Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people

By John Pring on 11th May 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people
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More than 10,000 disabled people have had their benefits slashed in just one month, after the government introduced a new, lower cap on the total benefits that any non-working household can receive. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures are […]

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