Turning a terrible mess into a toxic one: #Budget2023
The budget today announced a lot of stuff, and most of it I’m not qualified to comment on. I’m interested, because I have a sister with...
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- Jul 5, 2014
- 2 min
How successful is the Work Programme?
Compared to previous programmes, the Work Programme is not helping more people into work or keeping them in work longer. As we move into...
- Mar 27, 2014
- 2 min
Atos to leave WCA contract early
On Thursday the DWP announced that Atos is withdrawing from its contract to run Work Capability Assessments, the controversial assessment...
- Dec 14, 2013
- 4 min
Evidence-based review of the WCA
The government has been carrying out a study of suitable descriptors to use for assessments for ESA. The results were supposed to be...
- Sep 28, 2013
- 3 min
The benefits system, workfare and public opinion
We cannot afford to base policy on public opinion when the public opinion is based on false information. ESA is a good example of this....
- Aug 23, 2013
- 4 min
The importance of medical evidence for disability assessments
When it’s their word against yours, medical evidence is what proves you’re not the one lying. Medical evidence is what says that you are...
- Jun 3, 2013
- 3 min
Who pays to employ sick people?
Many people are disabled because they are chronically sick. These people cannot turn up to work regularly, because any given day they...
- Apr 6, 2013
- 3 min
Do people leave sickness benefits ‘rather than’ face an assessment?
I received a request to write about the 878 300 people who drop their ESA claims early. The government’s line – repeated several times –...
- Oct 10, 2012
- 3 min
Sickness and suicide
“84% of GPs say they have patients who have presented with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety or depression as a result of...
- Oct 9, 2012
- 4 min
Disability’s Not Working
The government has plans to further sanction long-term sick or disabled people if they deem these people to not be working hard enough. ...
- Sep 6, 2012
- 9 min
Atos and the Paralympics
A few days ago James Max wrote an article about Atos and the Paralympics. Many disabled people and their supporters have been upset by...
- Jul 31, 2012
- 5 min
Panorama and Dispatches report on the WCA
Last night Panorama (BBC2) and Dispatches (Channel 4) featured documentaries on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), part of the process...
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