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MPs debate WCA: Govt says no change
05 February 2015 | News
Yesterday there was a debate following a recent report by the Work and Pensions Committee, on the operation of employment and ... the DWP and Maximus will use this new start to address the problems our report identified. However, it is important to ...
Chancellor Announces Back To Work Plan for Disabled People Backed By Tougher Sanctions
17 November 2023 | News
Forming part of his Autumn Statement, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ... conditions, or “long-term unemployment” to look for and stay in work. The Government is to boost four key ... health and lifelong disability to suffer worsening health issues. The benefits system is the fault here, not the ...
Disabled survivor of Grenfell Tower speaks out
15 July 2021 | News
... Party Parliamentary Group on Disability has heard the harrowing and powerful testimony of a Disabled woman, Shakila 'Flora' ... carrying her down 23 smoke-filled floors. Shakila’s husband died in the fire, staying to protect other Disabled ...
DWP secretary refuses PIP regulations debate
15 March 2017 | News
Damian Green, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has refused to allow MPs to vote on the changes to PIP, which come into effect today. Green is reported as saying that to do so ... has to be debated and voted on. Tim Farron tabled early day motion EDM 985 which said: “That an humble ...
Work and Pensions Committee Calls For Delay To PIP and UC Green Paper Reforms
28 May 2025 | News
The Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Debbie Abrahams MP, has written to Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Secretary of State Liz Kendall saying that proposed changes to personal independence payment ...
Covid highlights social security system is “simply unfit for purpose”
26 January 2022 | News
New research warns that the soaring price of food and rent, along with energy bills, is ... gathering) will strengthen our understanding of the problems, and also lead us to solutions grounded in the ...
NICE withdraws landmark ME/CFS guidance
17 August 2021 | News
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has withdrawn long-awaited landmark guidance on ME at the last minute after it came ...
Parliamentary Committee urges Government to deliver on commitments made to Disabled people
06 March 2024 | News
Ministers “recognise that more needs to be done” to ... the lives of Disabled people, the Government has said and acknowledged “significant gaps in the data and ... people in the UK”. “Our assessment is that these issues with data quality and coverage are more pronounced ...
DWP must ensure social security system supports the right to an adequate standard of living: new EHRC report
29 October 2020 | News
Hard-won equality and human rights are at risk of going backwards with clear and long-lasting damage to society and the economy as a ...
Disability Rights UK is working with Transreport on its new Passenger Assist app
15 May 2018 | News
... apps that empower people to use transport, greatly improving your journey experience. The company – which ... Assist app enables users to engage with rail operators and request assistance for their entire journey – the aim ... from the charity said, ‘accessible travel is clearly a key component to people living independent lives – ...