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No chance of halving employment gap without tackling independent living, says DPO

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By John Pring  Disability News Service 2nd March 2017   The UK government will not be able to achieve its aim of halving the disability employment gap because of its failure to address the “crucial” issue of independent living, according … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access To work, Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Benefits Consortium, Disability Wales, DRUK, DWP, Green Paper | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Billions of pounds of PIP cuts ‘will put lives at risk’

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  By John Pring   Disability News Service    2nd March  2017 The announcement of billions of pounds of cuts to the government’s new disability benefit is a discriminatory attack on people with mental health problems, will push many of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baroness Bakewell, Conservatives, Damien Green, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Equal Lives, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Bartley, Labour Party, Lib Dems, LIz Sayce, MHRN, PIP, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network, SSAC | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Watchdog refuses to withdraw report to UN that omits benefit deaths evidence

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By John Pring Disability News service 23rd February 2017 The equality and human rights watchdog has refused to withdraw its report to the UN on the implementation of its disability convention, despite omitting vital information that links government ministers with … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, CRPD, Damien Green, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Inclusion Scotland, Scottish Mental Welfare Commission, UKCRPD, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Scottish politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

National DPOs forced to withdraw report sent to UN over benefit deaths evidence

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By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three national disabled people’s organisations have withdrawn a report they submitted to the United Nations, after admitting that it failed to speak out strongly enough on links between the government’s welfare … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, CRPD, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Equal Lives, Future Events & Protests, Human Rights, Inclusion Scotland, ROFA, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UN report failure on benefit deaths by national DPOs ‘is extreme insult to activists’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017   A crucial report submitted to the United Nations by three national disabled people’s organisations has been criticised for failing to speak out strongly enough on the links between the … Continue reading →

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Posted in CRPD, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Inclusion Scotland, Scottish Mental Welfare Commission, UKCRPD, UN | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Sayce announces retirement, as ‘she is shortlisted’ for EHRC appointment

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 19/01/2017   The chief executive of the UK’s most prominent national disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has announced that she is to retire from her post. Liz Sayce has headed Disability Rights UK (DR … Continue reading →

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Posted in DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, EHRC, Inclusion London | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, UK news | Leave a reply

Government denies missing stats would expose failure of disability strategy

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 19/01/2017 The government has failed to provide annual figures that could have exposed the failure of its much-criticised disability strategy. The last time the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) provided an update for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Action Alliance, DRUK, ODI, ONS | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring | Leave a reply

Chancellor’s social care and WRAG omissions ‘show contempt for disabled people’

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  By John Pring  Disability News service November 25th 2016   The chancellor has shocked disabled activists by ignoring the social care funding crisis in his autumn statement, and refusing to scrap a planned cut to employment and support allowance … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Discrimination, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives, UKCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Activists welcome disability commissioner’s decision to leave EHRC

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by John Pring Disability News Service 3rd November 2016 Disabled activists have welcomed the decision of the equality watchdog’s disability commissioner not to seek a second four-year term. The decision of Lord [Chris] Holmes was only revealed after the Department … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Pats Petition, Shaping our Lives | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Welfare | Leave a reply

Tory conference: PIP claimants will not be spared retests, DWP admits

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 6th 2016 The government has confirmed that sick and disabled people who will soon be spared reassessments for out-of-work benefits will still face repeated testing for personal independence payment (PIP). Work and pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Capita, Conservatives, Damien Green, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, PIP | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

ESA figures show ‘very disturbing’ drop in number placed in support group

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  15th September 2016 John Pring http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/   “Very disturbing” new government figures show a steep fall in the proportion of disabled people being found eligible for out-of-work disability benefits. Disabled campaigners fear the figures show the government is cutting spending … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Maximus, WCA Deaths | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle Campaign, Catherine Hale, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Charity calls for WRAG exemption from benefits cap

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  11th August 2016 A leading user-led charity has called for more disabled people to be exempt from the cap on working-age benefits, after the publication of new government figures. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) spoke out after the Department … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, LIz Sayce, Maximus, New Policy Institute NPI | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, DWP, John Pring, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Downgrading social care minister ‘is serious backward step’

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The Department of Health has been heavily criticised for downgrading the seniority of the minister in charge of adult social care. The last four ministers responsible for social care – Labour’s Phil Hope, Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow and Norman Lamb, … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Social care | 1 Reply

Rebooted Disability Confident ‘is shockingly bad’

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Disabled campaigners have given mixed reviews to a new version of the government’s Disability Confident employment scheme, with one saying he was “genuinely shocked” by how weak it was. Disability Confident – which has urged employers to “see the ability, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Confident, DRUK, DWP, Purple | Tagged Benefits, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights | Leave a reply

Maximus company ‘lied’ about user-involvement in inspection contracts

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A company controlled by the disgraced US outsourcing giant Maximus apparently lied when it promised that user-led organisations would help it deliver a vital part of the care watchdog’s inspection programme, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. Late last year, … Continue reading →

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Posted in CQC, DRUK, DWP, Maximus, Peter Beresford, Remploy, Shaping our Lives | Tagged Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

EHRC earns cautious approval for response to Equality Act report

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The equality watchdog has earned cautious approval for its response to recommendations made by a House of Lords committee that examined the impact of the Equality Act on disabled people. The committee concluded earlier this year that the government was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baroness Jane Campbell, DRUK, EHRC | Tagged Disability News Service, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, Politics, Society | Leave a reply

Delayed UN examination of UK government ‘will take place next year’

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Disabled people’s organisations and grassroots groups are set to call on disabled people across England to provide the evidence they need to prepare a “hard-hitting” report on the government’s failure to implement the UN disability convention. The Reclaiming Our Futures … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, CRPD, Disability Wales, DRUK, EHRC, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, ROFA, Sisters of Frida, UKCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Disability employment gap: Experts demolish government excuses for WRAG cut

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      A trio of experts have destroyed government claims that cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people will help them find work. They were giving evidence to the Commons work and pensions select committee, as part of its inquiry … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DRUK, DWP, LIz Sayce | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

‘Single theme’ decision of government’s Action Alliance ‘feels like a cop-out’

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A disabled-led network set up by the minister for disabled people in 2012 to offer the government advice on the implementation of its disability policies has cut the areas it focuses on to just one “strategic theme”. Esther McVey, then … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Action Alliance, DRUK, LIz Sayce | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Inclusion Scotland, John Pring | Leave a reply

Peer support ‘could provide impetus for government’s jobs pledge’

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  Providing support from their peers is an effective way of boosting disabled people’s job prospects, and should be used far more in government work programmes, according to two new studies. The research from Disability Rights UK (DR UK) and … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, Human Rights, LIz Sayce, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Access to Work, Austerity, Back to Work Schemes, Benefits, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Peer Support, Work and Health Unit, Work Foundation | Leave a reply

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