Millions of us are living in terror of brown envelopes arriving from the Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading
Category: Disability Discrimination
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
Disability – Deafblind discriminated against in new assessment
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
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Unum Surveillance – Foiled!
Coming to the UK soon, courtesy of UNUM! One of our clients called today to report a Unum surveillance which
Opinion | Commentators Owen Jones: Here’s the question… could you live on £67 a week?
In a church in Birmingham Ladywood, one of Britain’s poorest communities, I recently sat next to Edwina Currie as she
Unum Whistle Blowers Weigh In – Medical Discrimination and Personal Activity Projects
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
Now it’s Real. First Cancer Patients, Now Government slash benefits for Disabled Children
Last night, the House of Lords failed to support an amendment put down by Tanni Grey-Thompson, the most successful paralympian
It’s not just Rupert Murdoch and his crooks. All the corporate barons who corrupted our political system must be unmasked … Continue reading
A Town Called Malice
‘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
University of Essex – Trends in the Employment of Disabled People in Britain
Non-technical summary The number of disabled men and women claiming out-of-work benefits has been of concern both to policy makers (worried
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Discrimination against disabled children still widespread, study finds
Schools and councils need to do more to address the discrimination disabled children continue to face despite positive steps taken
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