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Exposed: Mordaunt’s ‘false promises’ on WRAG cut mitigation

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

Exposed: Mordaunt’s ‘false promises’ on WRAG cut mitigation
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The minister for disabled people has been accused of making “false promises” that she would reduce the living costs of people facing cuts of nearly £30 a week to their out-of-work disability benefits.   From this week, new employment and support […]

Mordaunt ‘working on urgent plans to reduce living costs’ ahead of WRAG cuts

By John Pring on 1st December 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Mordaunt ‘working on urgent plans to reduce living costs’ ahead of WRAG cuts
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The minister for disabled people is working on urgent plans to cut the living costs faced by disabled people on out-of-work disability benefits, she has told MPs. Penny Mordaunt was responding to warnings of the “human cost” of “bizarre” government plans […]

McDonnell pledges Labour will force government to debate UN ‘rights violations’ report

By John Pring on 17th November 2016 Category: Human Rights

McDonnell pledges Labour will force government to debate UN ‘rights violations’ report
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Labour’s shadow chancellor has promised that the government will be dragged before MPs to explain why it was found guilty of “grave or systematic violations” of disabled people’s human rights by the United Nations. John McDonnell told Disability News Service (DNS) […]

Charity calls for WRAG exemption from benefits cap

By John Pring on 11th August 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Charity calls for WRAG exemption from benefits cap
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A leading user-led charity has called for more disabled people to be exempt from the cap on working-age benefits, after the publication of new government figures. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) spoke out after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]

Disability employment gap: Experts demolish government excuses for WRAG cut

By John Pring on 7th July 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disability employment gap: Experts demolish government excuses for WRAG cut
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A trio of experts have destroyed government claims that cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people will help them find work. They were giving evidence to the Commons work and pensions select committee, as part of its inquiry into the government’s pledge […]

Government backtracks on PIP but WRAG cuts remain

By John Pring on 24th March 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government backtracks on PIP but WRAG cuts remain
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The government has abandoned plans to tighten eligibility for its new disability benefit, but has refused to reconsider cuts to out-of-work disability benefits that were approved by parliament earlier this month. The announcement that the government was withdrawing plans to cut […]

Disabled peers lead fresh efforts to halt ‘offensive’ WRAG cut

By John Pring on 4th March 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled peers lead fresh efforts to halt ‘offensive’ WRAG cut
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Three disabled peers have led fresh efforts to halt government plans to cut £1, 500 a year from hundreds of thousands of claimants of out-of-work disability benefits. The House of Lords overwhelmingly passed an amendment – later rejected by MPs* – […]

Government set to face legal action after Tory MPs back ‘cruel and nasty’ ESA cut

By John Pring on 25th February 2016 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government set to face legal action after Tory MPs back ‘cruel and nasty’ ESA cut
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The government is likely to face legal action if it pushes ahead with plans to cut the out-of-work disability benefits of hundreds of thousands of claimants by £1, 500 a year, say disabled activists. The warning came as Conservative MPs overturned […]

Disabled peers inflict heavy defeat as government loses its WRAG cuts

By John Pring on 28th January 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled peers inflict heavy defeat as government loses its WRAG cuts
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The government has suffered a crushing defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to cut future support for hundreds of thousands of disabled people found “not fit for work”, thanks to an amendment proposed by a disabled peer. Lord […]

WRAG cut ‘could harm health and damage work prospects’

By John Pring on 11th December 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

WRAG cut ‘could harm health and damage work prospects’
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Government plans to cut support for many disabled people on out-of-work benefits could harm their mental health and make it harder for them to return to work, according to a review led by a disabled peer. The review by the disabled […]

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