Controversy rages about Labour’s developing position on social security reform as indicated in articles in the Daily Mail and The Guardian, writes Declan Gaffney In the Mail, a source “close to Liam Byrne” says: “Decent Labour voters see their neighbours lie about all day and … Continue reading →
Our panel discusses the shadow work and pensions secretary’s return to William Beveridge in his comments on reform
Continue reading →Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective David PfeifferCenter on Disability StudiesUniversity of Hawaii Abstract At a meeting of Society for Disability Studies Anthony Bale presented a paper in which he called for a statement of the perspective of … Continue reading →
Serious doubts have emerged about crucial statistics used by the minister for disabled people to justify the government’s sweeping disability living allowance (DLA) reforms. Maria Miller was appearing this week before MPs on the work and pensions committee as part … Continue reading →
HOLYROOD politicians were last night accused of “grandstanding” by refusing to rubber-stamp the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Nationalists and Labour MSPs united to reject benefit changes linked to Iain Duncan Smith’s shake-up. Among the more controversial measures is the capping … Continue reading →
Government assessments to determine Disability Living Allowance for people in Cornwall are flawed, local independent benefits advisers claim. Jim McKenzie of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) said some people had seen their DLA withdrawn or reduced by a shake-up in … Continue reading →
There are so many things that need doing this festive season in the fight against the welfare reform bill and the closure of the ILF I thought I’d collate all the actions in one place. If there’s anything I’ve missed … Continue reading →
Millions of us are living in terror of brown envelopes arriving from the Department for Work and Pensions
Continue reading →The case of Sue Marsh, whose application for Disability Living Allowance was rejected despite having a debilitating disease, has highlighted the dangers of the Coalition’s welfare reforms
Continue reading →Soaring number of sanctions against unemployed amid claims that DWP staff are being told to trip people up with paperwork
• Get the data: the statistics behind jobseekers sanctions
Continue reading →Major faults outlined in Sense report. A major review of the new assessment arrangements for individuals seeking benefits has been undertaken by Sense, the charity which promotes the interest of individuals who are dual sensory impaired. They have concluded that the new disability living allowance (DLA) arrangements … Continue reading →
Coming to the UK soon, courtesy of UNUM! One of our clients called today to report a Unum surveillance which caused her to be fearful. Although we frequently think of “surveillance” as taking place in a Van or Mini Van, … Continue reading →
In a church in Birmingham Ladywood, one of Britain’s poorest communities, I recently sat next to Edwina Currie as she lectured poor people that they were not really poor if they owned a mobile phone. Currie, a former Tory minister, … Continue reading →
I hope our readers are staying on top of some of the comments to posts added recently. Unum employees and ex-employees are contacting us to say information reported on Lindanee’s Blog about Unum’s internal processes is accurate. We appreciate the input of those who have recently … Continue reading →
Last night, the House of Lords failed to support an amendment put down by Tanni Grey-Thompson, the most successful paralympian of all time, to protect the benefits of disabled children once Universal Credit is introduced. You can read more here http://www.family-action.org.uk/section.aspx?id=14225 but … Continue reading →
It’s not just Rupert Murdoch and his crooks. All the corporate barons who corrupted our political system must be unmasked
Continue reading →‘New blitz on benefit cheats’ trumpets the Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/287882/New-blitz-on-benefit-cheats. ‘The Government is joining forces with Crimestoppers to make it easier for people to turn in shameless swindlers. Ministers want the public to call an anonymous phone line to report … Continue reading →
Non-technical summary The number of disabled men and women claiming out-of-work benefits has been of concern both to policy makers (worried about public expenditure) and to disabled people themselves (worried about poverty). There was a large increase in claims over the 1980s and … Continue reading →
Schools and councils need to do more to address the discrimination disabled children continue to face despite positive steps taken by the last government, research has found. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) study, Does Every Child Matter, Post Blair?, found … Continue reading →
