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Disabled solicitor launches ground-breaking legal case over PIP discrimination

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 A disabled lawyer has launched a ground-breaking legal case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over his claim that it deliberately discriminated against him in rejecting his claim … Continue reading →

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Posted in Daniel Donaldson, Legal Spark | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, PIP, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, Society, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DWP ‘failed to show WCA reviewer evidence of links to benefit deaths’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 26th April 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions appears to have admitted failing to show vital documents that linked its “fitness for work” assessment with the deaths of benefit claimants to an independent … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Dr Paul Litchfield, DWP, Micheal O'Sullivan, Prof Malcolm Harrington, Stephen Carre, WCA Deaths | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Letter calls on GP body to denounce DWP’s ‘fit for work coercion’

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By John Pring  Disability News Service 26th April 2018 The national membership body for GPs is facing calls for it to denounce government attempts to persuade doctors to “coerce” patients with serious health conditions back into work. More than 90 … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Black Triangle Campaign, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, Inclusion London, MHRN, Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility, Recovery in the Bin, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), UC, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Mother of ESA suicide woman pledges to continue fight for justice

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By John Pring Disability News Service 19th April 2018 The mother of a woman who killed herself after being wrongly found “fit for work” has pledged to continue her campaign for justice, and for the Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, ICO, Jodey Whiting, Joy Dove, SNP | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Scotland, Scottish politics, Society, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Mother of ESA suicide mum-of-nine praises activist for confronting McVey

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By John Pring Disability News Service 19th April 2018 The mother of a woman who killed herself after her disability benefits were sanctioned has praised a disabled activist who confronted work and pensions secretary Esther McVey about her daughter’s death … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Class War Scotland, DPAC Glasgow, Jodey Whiting, Joy Dove, Marion Nisbet, SNP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

DPAC’s universal credit ‘crime scene’ protest is fresh call for action to disabled people

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 19th April 2018 Disabled activists are hoping their latest protest in the heart of Westminster will empower other disabled people to follow their lead and fight the government’s social security cuts and reforms. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Andy Greene, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Laura Pidcock, Marion Nisbet, Sarah Newton MP, Universal Credit | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Isle of Man set to scrap its ‘fitness for work’ test

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By John Pring Disability News Service 12th April 2018 Ministers on the Isle of Man are to scrap their version of the UK government’s much-criticised “fitness for work” test, prompting calls by disabled activists for the UK government to follow … Continue reading →

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Posted in Assessments, Black Triangle Campaign, Dependability Ltd, DWP, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

YOU can prevent the DWP interfering in the patient/doctor’s relationship

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Courtesy of DPAC our Sister Org   The DWP has issued a new ESA65B, the form used to inform a patient’s GP of their WCA outcome.  This form which requests GPs not to send any further fit notes for ESA … Continue reading →

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Posted in Anita Bellows, Assessments, Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Data Protection, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Anger over DWP refusal to repay claimants £150 million from botched reassessments

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By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd March 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to pay back as much as £150 million owed to disabled people as a result of botched efforts to move them onto … Continue reading →

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Posted in Assessments, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Phillipa Whitford, DRUK, DWP, Frank Field, Linda Burnip | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Scottish politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DWP quietly dumps plan to trial softer sanctions regime

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 15th Feburary 2018 Ministers have quietly dumped their promise to test a gentler approach to dealing with claimants who breach strict benefit conditions for the first time. The Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Linda Burnip | Tagged Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings

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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit assessments, which they say highlights “serious multiple failures”, but many believe it should have done more to highlight the serious … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Debbie Abrahams, DRUK, Inclusion London, John McArdle, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Maggie Zolobajluk, Mo Stewart, ROFA | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Capita, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, PIP, Politics, Scottish politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs

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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive culture of mistrust”, fuelled by widespread claims that assessors are deliberately trying to prevent disabled people receiving the support they … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Atos, Capita, DWP, Frank Field, Heidi Allen, Maximus, PIP, Tory. Tories, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Capita, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, PIP, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Open letter from mental health activists probes charity’s links to DWP

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By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 Disabled activists have called on the charity Mind to explain how seconding a senior member of staff to work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the last year … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, MHRN, MInd, Work & Health programme | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

MPs refuse to explain failure to quiz minister on ESA suicide stats

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By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Nine MPs on a Commons committee are refusing to explain why they failed to ask the minister for disabled people about shocking figures that suggest attempted suicides among people claiming out-of-work … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, NatCen, Sally McManus, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Backlash over ‘terrible insult’ of McVey’s DWP appointment

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    By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Campaigners have reacted furiously to the decision to appoint Esther McVey as the new secretary of state for work and pensions, calling it a “heartsink moment” and a “terrible … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Anne McGuire, Black Triangle Campaign, Blog, Catherine Hale, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Human Rights, ILF Fund, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, PIP Deaths, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Tory. Tories, UNCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, PIP, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

More than one in eight rejected PIP claims are overturned, DWP figures reveal

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 4th Jan 2018 More than one in eight of all decisions to reject claims for personal independence payment (PIP) are eventually being overturned, new figures obtained by Disability News Service (DNS) have revealed. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Capita, DWP, Maximus, Stephen Lloyd, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, PIP, Society, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Minister fails to back measures to protect claimants from dishonest assessors

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By John Pring Disability News service December 21st 2017 The minister for disabled people has refused to approve two key recommendations made by the independent reviewer of its new disability benefit, which would have made it easier for claimants to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Frank Field, Paul Gray, PIP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, PIP, Politics, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Samaritans refuses to criticise government over suicide report’s ESA failings

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By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 A mental health charity has refused to criticise the government for failing to warn local services that claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are at a hugely-increased risk of attempting to take … Continue reading →

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Posted in Department of Health (DH), National Suicide Prevention Alliance, Samaritans | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Expert chosen by DWP appears to suggest scrapping ‘fitness for work’ test

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By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017 The occupational health expert chosen by the government to review its much-criticised “fitness for work” test appears to have suggested that the assessment should be scrapped and replaced with a radically … Continue reading →

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Posted in Dr Gordon Waddell, Dr Paul Litchfield, Professor Nicholas Watson, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, Professor Tom Shakespeare, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Fury over MPs’ refusal to quiz minister on ‘staggering’ WCA suicide figures

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By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017   “Furious” disabled campaigners have attacked MPs on a Commons committee for refusing to ask the minister for disabled people about figures showing attempted suicides among people claiming out-of-work disability benefits … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Denise McKenna, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, Frank Field, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, MHRN, Mo Stewart, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

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