Petition launched to scrap privatised disability benefit assessments after brother’s death
The brother of a disabled man who was denied essential benefits while he was dying has launched a petition to …
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Tell this MP about your problems with PIP assessments
A former Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has appealed for members of the public to tell their …
Are PIP assessments being botched because they are being rushed by government contractors?
Both Atos and its employer the Department for Work and Pensions say there is no pressure on employees to carry …
Terminally-ill benefit claimants are demanding an end to re-assessments – and here’s a very good reason
People with terminal illness have explained why ministers must end the “arbitrary and outdated” rules that force many of them …
DWP is going ahead with plans for single assessment for different sickness/disability benefits
This is a bad move – and not just because it would merge the assessment systems of benefits that have …
Complaints about disability benefit assessments up 6,000% in three years
These are damning figures. But what I find more upsetting is the way The Independent (in this case) suggests they have …
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 …
The DWP, disability, and denials: ‘hostile environment’ for claimants is no mistake
Are you getting tired of hearing the Conservative government claiming the latest tragedy to befall sick or disabled people is …
‘First do no harm’: Public to lobby Parliament over DWP assessments
Activists are to lobby Parliament next month in a bid to persuade MPs to impose stricter rules on the assessors …
DWP launches SEVENTH review of benefit errors in a year. But were they REALLY mistakes?
As I write this, I, Daniel Blake is on the TV – its television premiere. The scene involves the title character’s …