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Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio

One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her independence when she is reassessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft has yet to be assessed … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Paralympics, PIP | Tagged Atos, Benefits, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, PIP | 1 Reply

DWP piles WCA demand onto ‘humiliated’ abuse survivor

A government contractor has told a traumatised abuse survivor he must be reassessed for employment and support allowance (ESA), just a week after a minister faced a call to resign for threatening to stop another of his disability benefits. Justin … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Atos, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

First figures on ESA mandatory reconsideration ‘show it is just a delaying tactic’

Official figures suggest that a new appeal stage introduced for unsuccessful claimants has been little more than a delaying tactic aimed at reducing the number of disabled people claiming benefits, say campaigners. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Report finds support for efforts to find a social model of mental distress

Most mental health service-users are still deeply divided about identifying with the social model of disability, but still favour moving away from the medicalised attitude of professionals and towards a more “social” approach, according to a new report. The user-led … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Discrimination, DWP, MInd, Peter Beresford, Rethink | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Mental health, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

Shadow chancellor backs calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith over WCA deaths

By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 26th May 2016 Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for Iain Duncan Smith to face criminal charges over allegations that his failure to address a coroner’s concerns about the “fitness for work” test led … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, John McDonnell, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

A SENSE OF BETRAYAL-Mo Stewart

  No civilian has any comprehension of life in British military forces, or the impact of the removal of that life when unexpectedly returned to ‘Civvy Street’ following the onset of a permanent illness or a profound disability, with the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Unum, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Ministers refuse to say if they implemented 10 measures to save lives

Ministers have refused to say if they implemented 10 measures – recommended by their own civil servants – that would have made it less likely that “vulnerable” benefit claimants would lose their lives. The 10 recommendations were taken from some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Chris Grayling, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

How a single word shows DWP has finally owned up on benefit deaths

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally admitted that it could be partly responsible for the deaths of some benefit claimants. The admission came – quietly – after its release of heavily-redacted versions of 49 secret “peer reviews” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Poverty, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Loach film on shame of poverty in Britain moves Cannes to tears

‘I, Daniel Blake’ moved Cannes audiences to tears and is greeted with shouts of ‘BRAVO!’ Black Triangle Campaign is in the film’s credits for our work in advising Scottish scriptwriter Paul Laverty on the WCA and sanctions system which is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, Poverty, Society, UK news, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Suicides of benefit claimants reveal DWP flaws, says inquiry

By Patrick Butler and John Pring ‘Peer reviews’ challenge claims by ministers that there is no connection between welfare reform policies and deaths of vulnerable claimants A series of secret internal inquiries into the deaths of people claiming social security … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Patrick Butler, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits

The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits Thank to Maggie Zolobajluk @22magoo for her support in this extremely sad task. 14 Sep 2015 — The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published guidance to Jobcentre officials who decide whether … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Maria Miller, Stephen Crabb, Unum, WCA Deaths | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Politics, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

Police Scotland assessing possible investigation into IDS and Grayling

  By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 5th May 2016 Scottish police are assessing whether to launch a criminal investigation into the failure of two government ministers to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John McArdle, Police Scotland, Scotland | 2 Replies

Preventable Harm Is Government Policy

Government claims that welfare reforms are necessary, disregards the inevitable deaths they created, writes researcher Mo Stewart By: Mo Stewart Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2016 – See more at: http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/resources/preventable-harm-government-policy#sthash.1iWr1RuX.dpuf There have been many articles regarding the negative impact of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Unum, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, disability rights, Human rights, Politics, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations

By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on disability rights twice in a minute, after being questioned about both a UN inquiry and the death of a north … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged #JFMOS, Angus Robertson, Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Corbyn, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, John Pring, Labour, Michael O'Sullivan, PMQ, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister's Questions, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 3 Replies

#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system

The shocking failings of the work capability assessment system – and the healthcare assessors who are paid to police it – have been exposed by the family of one of its victims.

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, Right to Life, UN, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: DWP twice pushed dad-of-two to suicide bid

Disabled Michael O’Sullivan had already tried to take his own life once before because of government attempts to force him back to work

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability News Service, disability rights, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, UN, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

Michael O’Sullivan inquest: Atos ‘has no idea’ if surgeon is still assessing claimants 

Friday 25th September 2015 By John Pring Disability News Service Government contractor Atos Healthcare claims it has no idea if a former surgeon whose flawed assessment of a disabled man helped trigger his suicide is still testing people with mental … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Coroner, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael O'Sullivan, Scotland, Suicide, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Disabled Scots: Invisible Collateral Damage

Jamie Szymkowiak writes on austerity, welfare and disability

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle, Comment & debate, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Equality, Scottish independence, Scottish politics, Society, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Yes Scotland | 1 Reply

UK Welfare Reform Deaths ~ Updated List ~ October 21st 2014

  Updated tragic list of welfare-related deaths of UK’s sick and/or disabled people. This is the tip on the iceberg: They shall be remembered forevermore. Avenge the dead. Resuscitate the living. We must fight on for freedom from Westminster’s murderous … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, foodbanks, Health, Iain Duncan Smith, Poverty, Rachel Reeves, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish politics, Society, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 1 Reply

Go ahead, Scotland: Vote NO to independence and sign your own death warrant

A lot of people wish that this referendum campaign had never happened. They wish the whole damn thing would go away and be forgotten.But a wish for a return to “normal” is a wish for a Scotland that is already … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Better Together, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Business, David Cameron, Disability, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Health, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, No Campaign, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish politics, Scottish Referendum, Unionism, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare, Yes Campaign, Yes Scotland | 129 Replies

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