By John Pring, Disability News Service, Friday 3rd August 2012
Questions have been raised over a government minister’s failure to listen to serious concerns about the controversial “fitness for work” test.
The concerns emerged after the airing of two prime-time television documentaries this week, both focusing on the operation of the test used to assess eligibility for the new out-of-work disability benefit, employment and support allowance (ESA).
A Channel 4 investigation through its Dispatches strand on Monday evening was immediately followed by a Panorama expose on BBC Two, and both heavily criticised the work of Atos Healthcare, the company which carries out the work capability assessments (WCA) for the government.
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This is Disgusting We need a CARING Government Not a Cuckooland Government
Scrap the Work Capability Assessment and Constitutional Protection for thew
Welfare Benefits of the Poor and Vulnerable
This is More Important than the Olympics Circus
This is about the Quality of Life for Humans
Politicians Ignorant and Thick they make me Feel Sick