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The disappointment of Universal Credit
It’s such a shame. There was a wonderful opportunity to make something that worked. To get rid of what was failing and bring in new...
May 14, 20134 min read
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Shoukld disabled people be euthanased?
Disabled children should be euthanased, according to Cllr Colin Brewer. According to Baroness Warnock, disabled adults should be...
May 14, 20134 min read
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Living on benefits
£53 a week. Could you do it? Most people think not. Interestingly, those on higher incomes are more likely to think that they could do...
May 14, 20133 min read
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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 –...
Apr 6, 20133 min read
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Disabled man is not a fraud
Yesterday, the Daily Mail ran the astounding story that a disabled man qualified for the benefits he received. Their surprise was great...
Mar 29, 20133 min read
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Benefit sanctions
Jobcentre staff are being set targets for sanctioning claimants, and are encouraged to employ methods that are more likely to result in...
Mar 29, 20134 min read
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Benefits and the Budget
George Osborne has decided that benefits will be up-rated at 1% for the next three years. Previously, they would have been uprated in...
Dec 12, 20122 min read
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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 10, 20123 min read
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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. ...
Oct 9, 20124 min read
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David Cameron: How we can make life better for disabled people
This is a speech made by David Cameron in 2009. “If you or someone you love suffers from a disability, life is going to be hard a lot of...
Oct 7, 20123 min read
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Does the public really support welfare reform?
Welfare Reform has Public on its Side So says one of today’s Telegraph headlines.[1] Against a back-drop of criticisms from the...
Sep 18, 20128 min read
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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...
Sep 6, 20129 min read
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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...
Jul 31, 20125 min read
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Welfare Reform Bill
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, I thought it would be worth looking at what cuts to the Welfare Bill really mean. 1) The size of the cuts The...
Apr 12, 20127 min read
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