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DWP quietly dumps plan to trial softer sanctions regime

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 15th Feburary 2018 Ministers have quietly dumped their promise to test a gentler approach to dealing with claimants who breach strict benefit conditions for the first time. The Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Linda Burnip | Tagged Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Shocking’ NHS stats show nearly half ESA claimants have attempted suicide

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By John Pring Disability News Service November 30th 2017 “Shocking” NHS statistics have revealed that almost half of the people claiming the main out-of-work disability benefit in England have attempted suicide at some point in their life. The figures, showing … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Anita Bellows, Assessments, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, John McArdle | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 3 Replies

UK wants to promote its disability policies to rest of the world, says Mordaunt

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  By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017   The minister for disabled people has dismissed a damning UN report on her government’s disability rights record, arguing that the rest of the world should instead be learning from … Continue reading →

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Posted in David Gawke, Deidre Brock, EHRC, ODI, Penny Mordaunt, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | 1 Reply

Tory conference: Silence on eligibility means WCA announcement is ‘meaningless’

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By John Pring Disability News Service  Oct5th 2017 Changes that mean some sick and disabled benefit claimants will no longer need to face repeated assessments of their capability for work are “meaningless” because the government has refused to say which … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Conservatives, Damien Green, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Spartacus Network | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Tory conference: Gauke admits sanctions can harm mental health claimants

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By John Pring Disability News Service Oct 5th 2017 Work and pensions secretary David Gauke has admitted that the system of benefit sanctions often fails to work and can instead cause harm to claimants, particularly those with mental health conditions. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Centre for Social Justice, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Inclusion London | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

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