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The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits

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The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits Thank to Maggie Zolobajluk @22magoo for her support in this extremely sad task. 14 Sep 2015 — The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published guidance to Jobcentre officials who decide whether … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Maria Miller, Stephen Crabb, Unum, WCA Deaths | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Politics, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

Crabb hints at lengthy delays to manifesto pledge on disability jobs gap

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The new work and pensions secretary has suggested the government’s pledge to halve the disability employment gap will face lengthy delays, after he said he wanted to spend a “few years” testing how to achieve the target. Stephen Crabb, who … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, LIz Sayce, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged DWP, Equality, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

Disabled people are ‘stronger and safer’ in EU, say leading academics

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Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled people over the last 15 years, according to three of the country’s leading academics working in the disability rights field. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UNCRPD, welfare state | Leave a reply

DWP ‘is deliberately misleading’ benefit claimants over PIP deadline

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  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing claims that it is deliberately misleading benefit claimants into thinking they have no right of appeal if they miss the deadline for applying for the new personal independence payment (PIP). … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, LIz Sayce, PIP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Politics, UK news | 1 Reply

‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

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Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, EHRC, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, TFA, UK news, UNCRPD | 1 Reply

Revealed: DWP’s secret, ‘financially devastating’ proposals for benefits appeals

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has drawn up secret plans for sweeping reforms that would make it far harder for disabled people to appeal against having their benefit claims turned down. The heavily-redacted document was sent to Disability … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Preventable Harm Is Government Policy

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Government claims that welfare reforms are necessary, disregards the inevitable deaths they created, writes researcher Mo Stewart By: Mo Stewart Date: Tuesday, 12 April, 2016 – See more at: http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/resources/preventable-harm-government-policy#sthash.1iWr1RuX.dpuf There have been many articles regarding the negative impact of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Unum, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, disability rights, Human rights, Politics, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on disability rights twice in a minute, after being questioned about both a UN inquiry and the death of a north … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged #JFMOS, Angus Robertson, Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Corbyn, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, John Pring, Labour, Michael O'Sullivan, PMQ, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister's Questions, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 3 Replies

#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system

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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.

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, Right to Life, UN, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: DWP twice pushed dad-of-two to suicide bid

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Disabled Michael O’Sullivan had already tried to take his own life once before because of government attempts to force him back to work

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability News Service, disability rights, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, UN, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

#IndyRef New Scottish Government Expert Group on Welfare Report: Scrap Work Capability Assessments, Workfare and Benefit Sanctions Regime

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  Re-thinking Welfare: Fair, Personal and Simple Wednesday, June 4, 2014 ISBN: 9781784125400 This is the 2nd report of the Expert Working Group on Welfare looking at the medium and long term options for welfare in an independent Scotland. Executive … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Equality, Expert Group on Welfare, Health, Politics, Poverty, Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish independence, Scottish politics, Scottish Referendum, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare, Yes Scotland | 6 Replies

British Disability Rights Abuses: ‘UK Government Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Crimes Against Humanity’ – a report by Mo Stewart

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Please sign this petition and encourage friends, family and your networks to do the same: LETTER TO THE ICC AT THE HAGUE RE: MISTREATMENT OF UK SICK AND/OR DISABLED PEOPLE   UK Government Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Crimes Against … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Comment, Comment & debate, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, Health, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, PIP, Politics, Poverty, Rachel Reeves, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish Referendum, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare, Yes Scotland | 123 Replies

UK child death rate among worst in western Europe, say experts

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Study’s authors surprised by poor performance after they find only Malta has more deaths of children under five

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Article, Children, Health, Health policy, News, Politics, Sarah Boseley, Society, UK news | 29 Replies

Personal Independence Payments are a Punishment of the Poor and Ill

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PIP should be a national scandal: Iain Duncan Smith’s new system already has a huge backlog and people are dying waiting

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Article, Benefits, Comment, Comment & debate, Comment is free, Disability, Iain Duncan Smith, Main section, Politics, Polly Toynbee, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 22 Replies

Letter to The Guardian: ‘Grim toll of the government’s fit-for-work tests’ ~ Black Triangle, DPAC, Inclusion London & Others

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BLACK TRIANGLE, DPAC & OTHERS LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN: ‘The UK government and opposition should follow the Scottish government’s pledge that private for-profit companies are removed entirely from having anything to do with the assessment of disabled people.’

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle, Comment, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, Poverty, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish Referendum, The Guardian, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Yes Scotland | 56 Replies

Black Triangle Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC and WoW Petition Joint Statement on the Bizarre ATOS Exit Strategy from the DWP WCA Contract

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Black Triangle DPAC and WoW Petition Joint Statement on the Bizarre ATOS Exit Strategy from the DWP WCA Contract

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Comment & debate, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, Politics, Scotland, UK news, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 112 Replies

MAKE NO MISTAKE: Iain Duncan Smith wants the end of social security

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Don’t let the bluster, incompetence and misinformation obscure the Quiet Man’s true, Tory purpose: destroying the welfare safety net

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Article, Benefits, Comment, Comment & debate, Comment is free, Iain Duncan Smith, Main section, Politics, Society, The Guardian, Unemployment, Welfare, Zoe Williams | 116 Replies

At last, a report that skewers Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare policies

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We Are Spartacus releases its ‘almanac of condemnation’, a devastating critique of welfare reforms backed with case studies

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Alex Andreou, Article, Atos, Benefits, Comment, Comment is free, Disability, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, Society, UK news, Welfare | 39 Replies

Pauper management by G4S, Serco and Atos is inspired by a punitive past

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The coaltion’s use of private companies to manage the most vulnerable amongst us is inspired by half a millennium of Poor Laws

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Article, Atos, Business, Comment, Comment is free, Editorials & reply, G4S, Jeremy Seabrook, Liberal-Conservative coalition, Main section, Politics, Poverty, Serco, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 11 Replies

Eight Trades Union general secretaries attack Rachel Reeves for her ‘tougher than Tories’ welfare pledge

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Eight union leaders attack Labour’s newly promoted employment spokeswoman for ‘bashing the victims of failure’

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Article, Economic growth (GDP), Family finances, Heather Stewart, Main section, Money, News, Politics, Rachel Reeves, The Observer, Toby Helm, Trade unions, UK news, Unemployment, Welfare | 78 Replies

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