Disabled people ‘forced into dangerous workfare that breaches health and safety laws’
By John Pring Disability News Service 18th May 2017 Disabled people are being subjected to dangerous violations of health
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In confronting Theresa May, Kathy has spoken up for all Britain’s disabled people
Play Current Time0:13 / Duration Time1:12 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Fullscreen Mute Voter confronts Theresa May over disability benefit cuts
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Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people
By John Pring Disability News Service May 11th 2017 More than 10,000 disabled people have had their benefits slashed in
Continue readingLower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people
DWP declared a ‘leading’ Disability Confident employer, despite UN rights violations
By John Pring Disability News service May11th 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been declared a gold-standard
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Election forces MPs to abandon PIP inquiry, but evidence backs up dishonesty claims
By John Pring Disability News Service 4th May 2017 Statements submitted to MPs have provided further evidence of widespread
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Pushed to the Brink
By Ruth Hunt Morning Star Alice Kirby tells Ruth Hunt how DWP benefit assessment practices contribute to the deterioration of
‘Shabby’ Labour fails again on disability rights, after abstaining on PIP cuts vote
By John Pring Disability News Service 30th March 2017 The Labour party has been heavily criticised for again
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DWP ‘is deliberately misleading’ benefit claimants over PIP deadline
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing claims that it is deliberately misleading benefit claimants into thinking
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Leonard Cheshire set to scrap disabled-only team over budget black hole
A disability charity is set to scrap a team of disabled staff members dedicated to empowering the residents of its
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Preventable Harm Is Government Policy
Government claims that welfare reforms are necessary, disregards the inevitable deaths they created, writes researcher Mo Stewart By: Mo Stewart
#DavidClapson #SanctionsDeaths: IDS rejects three key calls from MPs on sanctions safety
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22nd October 2015 The government has rejected three key recommendations by a cross-party
#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on
#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system
The shocking failings of the work capability assessment system – and the healthcare assessors who are paid to police it – have been exposed by the family of one of its victims. … Continue reading#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system
Michael O’Sullivan inquest: Atos ‘has no idea’ if surgeon is still assessing claimants
Friday 25th September 2015 By John Pring Disability News Service Government contractor Atos Healthcare claims it has no idea if
GE15 The Disability Audit ~ In the name of love put an end to this vile pogrom on disabled people NOW!
‘The Disability Audit: the eight coalition policies that have hit disabled people’ By Frances Ryan New Statesman After looking in detail at
ELECTION 2015: SNP pledges to block coalition’s PIP and DLA disability spending cuts
23 April 2015 By John Pring, Disability News Service The Scottish National Party (SNP) has pledged to block plans to
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UK Welfare Reform Deaths ~ Updated List ~ October 21st 2014
Updated tragic list of welfare-related deaths of UK’s sick and/or disabled people. This is the tip on the iceberg:
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Second court case to challenge ILF closure in England and Wales launched
Claimants are asking the courts to again quash the decision to close the Independent Living Fund … Continue readingSecond court case to challenge ILF closure in England and Wales launched
Join the campaign to save the Independent Living Fund #SaveILF
All I ask of you is for your help. Help us save the independent living fund from closing on 30th June 2015. … Continue readingJoin the campaign to save the Independent Living Fund #SaveILF
British Disability Rights Abuses: ‘UK Government Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Crimes Against Humanity’ – a report by Mo Stewart
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