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Campaigners win House of Lords votes on Employment and Support Allowance

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Lords prepare for critical debate on welfare benefit payments to cancer patients

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Government suffer Lords defeat over welfare cuts

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The government has lost a vote in the House of Lords over its plans to cut the welfare bill. Peers voted by 260 to 216 to protect up to 15,000 young disabled people from cuts to employment support allowance. Opponents … Continue reading →

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‘When my disability benefits are cut, it will strip away my last shred of dignity’

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After a rare bone disease nearly killed him, Mark Sparrow had to stop working and now fears the ESA and DLA cuts. From April this year, many disabled people will be facing a total loss of their sickness benefits. Employment support … Continue reading →

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Labour optimistic of ability to dilute contaminated welfare reforms including means-testing of cancer patients

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We’re all desperate for welfare reform, Mr. Cameron, but hiding the truth is not the way to achieve it

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I believe that there comes a point in the life of any Prime Minister when the electorate is entitled to ask – and loudly – does this person actually know what they are doing? So it is that I have … Continue reading →

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Mayor of London says Disability Living Allowance proposals could push disadvantaged group into deeper poverty

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31 deaths during wait for benefits judgment

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More than 30 benefits claimants have died while appealing against a judgment that they were fit to work, official figures show, leading to accusations the system is in chaos. Tribunal centres across the UK, including in Scotland, are also being … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP | 12 Replies

‘Labour’s untenable position on social security and disability’ – Left Foot Forward

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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 →

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Liam Byrne’s article on welfare ‘reform’ is “An insult to the memory of Beveridge” and to victims of crisis

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Liam Byrne on welfare ‘reform’: “An insult to the memory of Beveridge” The Guardian, Letters, Tuesday 3 January 2012 21.00 GMT Liam Byrne, in his argument for increasingly punitive treatment of benefit claimants (Beveridge for this century, 3 January), draws … Continue reading →

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Our panel discusses the shadow work and pensions secretary’s return to William Beveridge in his comments on reform

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For a government committed to getting people working, abolishing the disability living allowance presents a PR challenge

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Campaigners attack drive to block benefits appeals as decisions get overturned

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A FIRM employed by the Government to weed outbenefit cheats are losing more than two thirds ofthe appeals against their decisions. Controversial French company Atos are paid £100million a year to get people off disability and sickness benefit. But Citizens … Continue reading →

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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

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Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective

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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 →

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There’s no point blaming foreigners for the failure of our government’s procurement policies. Profit is the real problem

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Work Programme blow to charities

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The number of people on sickness benefits expected to be referred for specialist help in finding work has been sharply scaled back by the government, the FT has learnt, sparking allegations that difficult cases are being “parked”. The move will … Continue reading →

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Government caught out on DLA statistics… again

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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 →

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‘Planned 49% limit’ for NHS private patients in England

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NHS hospitals in England will be free to use almost half their hospital beds and theatre time for private patients under government plans. A recent revision to the ongoing health bill will allow foundation hospitals to raise 49% of funds … Continue reading →

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MSP’s SLAMMED FOR REJECTING UK BENEFITS REFORM

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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 →

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