Lords prepare for critical debate on welfare benefit payments to cancer patients … Continue reading
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Government suffer Lords defeat over welfare cuts
The government has lost a vote in the House of Lords over its plans to cut the welfare bill. Peers
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‘When my disability benefits are cut, it will strip away my last shred of dignity’
After a rare bone disease nearly killed him, Mark Sparrow had to stop working and now fears the ESA and
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Labour optimistic of ability to dilute contaminated welfare reforms including means-testing of cancer patients … Continue reading
We’re all desperate for welfare reform, Mr. Cameron, but hiding the truth is not the way to achieve it
I believe that there comes a point in the life of any Prime Minister when the electorate is entitled to
Mayor of London says Disability Living Allowance proposals could push disadvantaged group into deeper poverty … Continue reading
31 deaths during wait for benefits judgment
More than 30 benefits claimants have died while appealing against a judgment that they were fit to work, official figures
Liam Byrne’s article on welfare ‘reform’ is “An insult to the memory of Beveridge” and to victims of crisis
Liam Byrne on welfare ‘reform’: “An insult to the memory of Beveridge” The Guardian, Letters, Tuesday 3 January 2012 21.00
Our panel discusses the shadow work and pensions secretary’s return to William Beveridge in his comments on reform … Continue reading
For a government committed to getting people working, abolishing the disability living allowance presents a PR challenge … Continue reading
Mencap inquiry finds institutional discrimination against people with learning disabilities led to at least 74 deaths … Continue reading
Campaigners attack drive to block benefits appeals as decisions get overturned
A FIRM employed by the Government to weed outbenefit cheats are losing more than two thirds ofthe appeals against their
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In my political lifetime, I have never seen a more callous or inept crew in charge. This is no time for Labour to lose its nerve … Continue reading
Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective
Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective David PfeifferCenter on Disability StudiesUniversity of Hawaii Abstract At a meeting of
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There’s no point blaming foreigners for the failure of our government’s procurement policies. Profit is the real problem … Continue reading
Work Programme blow to charities
The number of people on sickness benefits expected to be referred for specialist help in finding work has been sharply
Some NHS treatments deemed unaffordable as experts says debate needed on what NHS can offer … Continue reading
23 aplicants for every job vacancy…and there are 46 for each customer service ro
An average of 23 people are chasing every job in Britain, a report warns today. The research paints a bleak
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Government caught out on DLA statistics… again
Serious doubts have emerged about crucial statistics used by the minister for disabled people to justify the government’s sweeping disability
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‘Planned 49% limit’ for NHS private patients in England
NHS hospitals in England will be free to use almost half their hospital beds and theatre time for private patients
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