Disabled Soldiers denied benefits: We’re the first ones to starve the first ones to die The first ones in line for that pie-in-the-sky
Disabled by grenade – soldier fighting for benefits says he is being accused by DWP of faking his injuries Posted
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DWP tells ex-soldier with one kidney on thrice-weekly dialysis to go back to work or lose benefits
Kidney dialysis patient says he is a victim of benefit cuts WATCH THE INTERVIEW WITH LEE HERE: http://www.itv.com/news/west/story/2013-01-24/kidney-patients-says-he-is-victim-of-benefits-cuts/
Former lance corporal wounded in grenade attack in Iraq says he is being accused of faking his injuries … Continue reading
A quarter of tenants subject to “bedroom tax” now being forced to leave their homes reports N.W. England’s biggest social landlord
The biggest social housing landlord in the north west says almost a quarter of its tenants subject to the
On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember Disabled People who perished in the Nazi Aktion T-4 Programme
27th January 2013 by Jemima Khant Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Here’s a film about the disabled victims of Aktion
Dundee injured war veteran fighting for Disability Allowance
By KATIE SMYTH, 25 January 2013 A Dundee veteran who lost his leg in a bomb blast in Afghanistan is appealing a
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3,300 Dundee households to be hit by ‘bedroom tax’
22 January 2013 MORE THAN 3,300 Dundee households face having their housing benefit slashed when the controversial bedroom tax
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Anna Soubry’s ill-founded speech about obesity was typical of politicians refusing to engage their brains … Continue reading
The Shadow State: The “dehumanising, degrading” treatment of disabled people
One woman with Crohn’s told to work in a nappy; another with 90 per cent burns declared fit to
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‘April will be a very cruel month if you are on welfare benefits’ by Harpy Marx
Correction and Clarification The caption above says “The SW is incorrect: It’s 11 bedrooms”. But there is no mistake or
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As part of a new weekly series exploring the human impact of the government’s benefits changes this week we look at the spare bedroom tax and how it’s affecting our readers … Continue reading
In April the new ‘spare bedroom tax’ comes into force, meaning many low-income families and disabled people will be forced to move or face yet more cuts. The implications are frightening
• See a summary of the live Twitter chat with @Claire_phipps on #gdnchat and find out how to take part in the next chat about welfare reforms here … Continue reading
That mainstream political debate is ignoring the plight of this most vulnerable group of people is nothing short of shameful … Continue reading
Charities and police report rise in people shoplifting for groceries such as baby milk and food … Continue reading
DLA to PIP: What’s in a clause? Sometimes quite a lot—as disabled claimants will find out when they are tested for new PIP benefits
What’s in a clause? Sometimes quite a lot—as disabled claimants will find out when they are tested for new PIP
Laurie Penny: “Why, frankly, isn’t Parliament Square on fire?”
How hard a person works is not and never has been proportional to a person’s salary… BY LAURIE PENNY PUBLISHED
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Opinion is divided on planned cuts to welfare, but not everyone affected has a voice. We’d like to hear about your experiences … Continue reading
• Suicide rate among 45-59-year-old men highest since 1986
• Government to fund new research into suicide prevention … Continue reading
From Pillar to Post: Council tax blow to people on benefits
Letter The Guardian Monday 21 January 2013 21.00 GMT The minister for welfare reform told the House of Lords
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Controversial scheme which gives corporations privileged government access to be extended to a total of up to 80 firms … Continue reading