Universal Credit is increasing debt and failing disabled people, says SNP
The SNP has renewed calls to make Universal Credit advance payments non-repayable grants instead of loans after new research showed …
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Floodgates open as 300+ disabled people issue court claim for Universal Credit cash
A landmark court ruling looks set to cost the Tory government a small fortune as people with disabilities line up …
Cynical: Tories pilot 30-minute phone appointments for ‘claimant commitment’ interviews – to impose sanctions quicker?
Isn’t it amazing how the Tories can go straight into action on some plans, while others take forever? So we …
Terminally-ill woman wins discrimination court case against DWP. What about those like her who have already died?
This is a genuine landmark judgement against the Department for Work and Pensions, and a boost for anyone with a …
Terminally ill woman forced to fight for benefits as it’s uncertain if she’ll die in six months
A woman from Derrylin, in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, has challenged the legal definition of a terminal illness after she was …
Benefit sanctions achieve little more than increasing anxiety and depression – LSE
Benefit sanctions lead to increases in claimants’ anxiety and depression, and a re-assessment of the role of sanctions is needed …
Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’ – Disability News Service
Discrimination is the right word for this. Other people get the full remote service including video hearings. But not people …
Former Work & Pensions Secretary wants Universal Credit raise for families? Tough.
Did Stephen Crabb not read the memos when he was running the department responsible for benefits? The Tories aren’t interested …
DWP faces legal action over lost benefit cash – from no fewer than 275 people with disabilities
It seems people with disabilities are seizing the opportunity granted them by a landmark court ruling – and taking legal …
Now it seems DWP bosses have abandoned social distancing for boozy parties
They just can’t help themselves, can they? Bosses at the Job Centre in Greenock followed the example of their Tory …