More than 30 benefits claimants have died while appealing against a judgment that they were fit to work, official figures […]
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 […]
Liam Byrne on welfare ‘reform’: “An insult to the memory of Beveridge” The Guardian, Letters, Tuesday 3 January 2012 21.00 […]

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

For a government committed to getting people working, abolishing the disability living allowance presents a PR challenge
A FIRM employed by the Government to weed outbenefit cheats are losing more than two thirds ofthe appeals against their […]

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
Disability Studies and the Disability Perspective     David PfeifferCenter on Disability StudiesUniversity of Hawaii Abstract At a meeting of […]

There's no point blaming foreigners for the failure of our government's procurement policies. Profit is the real problem
The number of people on sickness benefits expected to be referred for specialist help in finding work has been sharply […]
Serious doubts have emerged about crucial statistics used by the minister for disabled people to justify the government’s sweeping disability […]
NHS hospitals in England will be free to use almost half their hospital beds and theatre time for private patients […]
HOLYROOD politicians were last night accused of “grandstanding” by refusing to rubber-stamp the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Nationalists and Labour […]
Government assessments to determine Disability Living Allowance for people in Cornwall are flawed, local independent benefits advisers claim. Jim McKenzie […]
There are so many things that need doing this festive season in the fight against the welfare reform bill and […]
MSPs are set to formally protest against changes to the UK benefits system, which some claim will see cuts in […]
Concerns over “draconian” changes to the welfare system will today see MSPs block the UK coalition government’s proposals to introduce […]

Millions of us are living in terror of brown envelopes arriving from the Department for Work and Pensions
Employment minister Chris Grayling says he is confident glitches in the system used to decide who is fit to work […]

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
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