A French company is being paid millions to harass incapacity benefit claimants with the threat of being made destitute … Continue reading
Month: July 2011
The mayor’s rhetoric on housing is welcome, but the poorest households will not feel the benefit of new homes … Continue reading
Hundreds in Brighton March Against Benefit Cuts
Brighton Disabled People Against the Cuts and Brighton Benefits Campaign organise a demonstration against benefit cuts and in particular cuts to disability benefits.
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Report into welfare reform says retesting sickness benefits claimants has subject vulnerable people to ‘fear and anxiety’ … Continue reading
Government seeks to demonstrate momentum as Clegg rejects accusation of social ‘cleansing’ … Continue reading
With the gap between rich and poor widening still further, it is painfully apparent that we are not all in this together … Continue reading
Alliance to fight care cuts
AN unprecedented coalition of private and voluntary sector groups working with children in care has been formed to fight for
Disability benefit reform: is the government hiding behind Atos errors?
Righteous anger by disabled people over Atos incompetence in assessing benefit claims should also be directed at the government Atos
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Larry Newman was assessed by an Atos staff member and awarded zero points. To qualify for sickness benefit he needed 15. He died from lung problems soon after … Continue reading
Commons committee to publish critical report on Atos, which determines whether people are eligible for sickness benefits … Continue reading
Welfare to Work policy ‘casts the disabled as cheats’
Flagship initiative threatens safety of the disabled by suggesting that they are scroungers, say charities The government’s flagship Welfare to Work policy
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BMA votes to reject idea that changes to health and social care bill will reduce the risk of privatisation of the health service … Continue reading
Making the disabled wait for support is cruel
The government’s proposals to ‘reform’ welfare will punish the disabled. We must not abandon the concept of a fair society
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Attempt to resist order that they should face same reforms as other public sector workers risks backlash … Continue reading
North Wales Disabled Shopper in Parking Row
A DISABLED shopper who parked in a family parking space found a note on her windscreen saying “Disabled people are
Tax haven abuse costs the UK government £16 billion per year
A report calling for the Government to put a stop to tax haven abuse and save the UK economy £18
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Government claims minor rise in households suffering hardship because of fuel prices – but situation said to be much worse … Continue reading
Cancer has shown me the injustice of disability cuts
My diagnosis means I have experience of the terrible impact of welfare cuts. I will use my time left to
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Middle classes are Britain’s new homeless: State safety nets are gone
As the downturn bites, the numbers turning to local authorities for housing are rising. But there is little help to
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Tony Blair and Gordon Brown could be called to give evidence on relationship with media barons … Continue reading