DWP quietly dumps plan to trial softer sanctions regime
By John Pring Disability News Service 15th Feburary 2018 Ministers have quietly dumped their promise to test a gentler
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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th Feburary 2018 Ministers have quietly dumped their promise to test a gentler
Continue readingDWP quietly dumps plan to trial softer sanctions regime
By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive
Continue readingBenefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is causing “muddle” and
Continue reading‘Muddle’ and ‘confusion’ over DWP’s 1.6 million PIP reviews
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 The head of the government’s national suicide prevention strategy has refused
Continue readingGovernment’s suicide prevention boss refuses to call for action on ESA risk stats
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Nearly one in three of the disability benefit assessment reports
Continue readingThe PIP Files: Nearly one in three Capita assessments were flawed, reports reveal
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Scores of healthcare professionals may have been able to continue
Continue readingThe PIP Files: Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of Atos assessors
By John Pring Disability News Service February 8th 2018 Outsourcing companies have been failing to request vital evidence from GPs
Continue readingThe PIP Files: DWP documents show ‘absolutely shocking’ failure on further evidence
By John Pring Disability News Service February 1st 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has again broken
Continue readingDWP breaks promise again to stop harassing abuse survivor over benefit claim
John Pring Disability News Service February 1st 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has promised that no
Continue readingDWP promises no-one will lose out in huge review of 1.6 million PIP cases
By John Pring Disability New Service February 1st 2018 A mental health charity that refused to criticise the government for
Continue readingUnder-fire Samaritans faces anger over advisory board crammed with Tories
By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 Disabled activists have called on the charity Mind to explain how
Continue readingOpen letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP
By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 A government climbdown over new disability benefit rules that were found
Continue readingDWP U-turns on PIP mobility rules that were based on ‘unsupported opinions’
By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to name
Continue readingDWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme
By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Campaigners have reacted furiously to the decision to appoint
Continue readingBacklash over ‘terrible insult’ of McVey’s DWP appointment
By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 More than one in eight of all decisions to reject
Continue readingMore than one in eight rejected PIP claims are overturned, DWP figures reveal
By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 “Furious” disabled campaigners have attacked MPs on a Commons committee
Continue readingFury over MPs’ refusal to quiz minister on ‘staggering’ WCA suicide figures
By John Pring Disability News Service November 30th 2017 “Shocking” NHS statistics have revealed that almost half of the people
Continue readingShocking’ NHS stats show nearly half ESA claimants have attempted suicide
Image Courtesy of Winvisible By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 A grassroots group has warned MPs
Continue readingAssessment regime causes disabled women ‘terrifying insecurity’, MPs are told
By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 Families which include both a disabled adult and a disabled child
Continue readingWatchdog’s report shows impact of years of ‘hostile’ cuts on disabled people
By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 The healthcare professionals who carry out disability benefit assessments on behalf
Continue readingBenefit assessors ‘must be held accountable’ for report failings, MPs hear