Dying man told ‘get a job’ as DWP denies him any benefits
A terminally-ill man undergoing exhausting treatment for a brain tumour has been told to get a job by a heartless …
Category Archives: Employment and Support Allowance
If ever there was a reason to end Universal Credit AND the DWP, it is in these vile comments by staff
Amazingly, there will still be people who defend Universal Credit, the DWP and the Tories who inflict them on us …
Deaths of homeless people hit record high – but Tories are STILL lying that they care
A record 726 homeless people died in 2018 due to Conservative government policies – and Tory mouthpieces Therese Coffey and …
Did DWP stop this woman’s benefit SOLELY to make her suicidal?
This story, broken today by Welfare Weekly, would be shocking if it wasn’t what we have come to expect from …
‘Universal Credit added so much stress that I did not need… It was at times unbearable’
More than half of Universal Credit claimants – and nearly half of those on ‘legacy’ benefits frozen by the Tories …
Comedian drops truth bomb on Tory policies for war veterans, disabled and elderly people
If, like This Writer, you have switched off Question Time in disgust during the last few years of Conservative government and …
POLL: Disability reassessment for pensioners to be phased out – but will all DWP changes be as good?
This is welcome: People receiving PIP who have reached State Pension age will no longer have their awards regularly reviewed, …
Dying dad deemed fit to work left with just £15 a week – but has the DWP done its duty?
Has the Department for Work and Pensions really followed its safeguarding rules for people whose health could be in serious …
DWP says there’s no need to review its safeguarding procedures. The late Stephen Smith might disagree
Remember the Department for Work and Pensions’ rejection of a petition demanding an independent review of its safeguarding procedures, after …
URGENT: Advice to ESA claimants found ‘fit for work’ on getting GP ‘fit notes’
Remember when it was revealed that the Conservative government had told doctors they no longer need to provide “fit notes” …