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Where's the Benefit Campaigning against the government's distressing war on disabled benefit claimants

20/03/2019

We believe the death of Jodey Whiting in February 2017 was the latest avoidable tragedy to be caused by the failings of the Department for Work and Pensions. She took her life 15 days after her disability benefits were stopped for missing a Work Capability Assessment when she was seriously ill.

20/03/2019

In a speech on 5/3/19, Work & Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd announced plans to merge assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) from 2021. Seeing as PIP & ESA are different benefits with different purposes, we feel this would be extremely dangerous.

02/11/2018
06/10/2018
Disabled Belfast man "feels hopeless" after losing benefits
14/08/2018

Disabled Belfast man "feels hopeless" after losing benefits

He is one of 11,250 claimants forced to fight for disability benefit since the introduction of the controversial new PIP system

Third of UK’s universal credit claimants hit by deductions from payments
11/08/2018

Third of UK’s universal credit claimants hit by deductions from payments

Cuts to pay rent and utility bill arrears drive people into poverty, warn campaigners

Government proposal to move claimants on 'legacy' benefits to Universal Credit: consultation announced
10/08/2018

Government proposal to move claimants on 'legacy' benefits to Universal Credit: consultation announced

The SSAC is consulting on proposals to move existing claimants in receipt of a working age income-related benefit to Universal Credit.

DWP figures provide fresh evidence to explain PIP claim rejections https://t.co/VpeyFBlHup via
10/08/2018

DWP figures provide fresh evidence to explain PIP claim rejections https://t.co/VpeyFBlHup via

New figures show that Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants are questioning only a tiny proportion of the benefit assessment reports written by discredited government contractors At…

Austerity kills: this week’s figures show its devastating toll | Owen Jones
09/08/2018

Austerity kills: this week’s figures show its devastating toll | Owen Jones

That life expectancy in Britain has slowed to a standstill is down to one thing only: the Tories’ ideologically driven policies, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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