Author: Anne Pridmore

Research Briefing Published Wednesday, 20 December, 2023 Debate Pack Work and incomes Patrick Brione Khadijah Zaidi A Westminster Hall debate on musculoskeletal conditions and employment will take place on Wednesday 10 January 2023, from 09.30am.

Well Its all go at DWP as they roll out the ‘Making Work Pay’ mantra yet again demonising claimants as workshy, scrounging bastards on the fiddle. I have spent a fair few days trying to unravel the complexity of various statements and announcements and joining the dots up and I’m not sure I have managed … Continue reading “Making work pay – courtesy Blue Annoyed”

PUBLISHED: 28 NOVEMBER 2023 Claimants have been left in a state of deep uncertainty over the government’s response to the work capability assessment (WCA) consultation. In particular, they want to know what is happening to reassessments for claimants in the support group for employment and support allowance (ESA) or who have limited capability for work-related … Continue reading “Has the DWP already stopped reassessing support group and LCWRA claimants?”

New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work. • Additional support comes alongside tougher sanctions for people who don’t look for work, as part of the next generation of welfare reforms. • Includes exploring reforms of the … Continue reading “Employment support launched for over a million people”

DR UK release statement response to Chancellors comments on benefit changes Fri,17 November 2023 “For the past few months there has been a seemingly relentless attack on vulnerable, long-term sick and Disabled people on benefits. From the tabloid press to the front bench at Westminster, this ongoing rhetoric is sadly nothing new to those who … Continue reading “DR UK release statement response to Chancellors comments on benefit changes”

APOLOGY AND COMPENSATION FOR BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS – FAMILY SECURES ADMISSION OF FAILURE AND HARM CAUSED 1st November, London: In a landmark settlement for families of relatives with learning disabilities, the Royal Court of Justice has today approved a settlement acknowledging the human rights violations of a mother and her son, Ben. Ben was … Continue reading “Landmark ruling”

Courtesy Poor side of life The government is planning to impose stricter sanctions for benefits claimants, the chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed As this year’s Conservative Party conference ends Jeremy Hunt revealed plans to impose tougher benefit sanctions. Saying that it will encourage people to look for work. However research has shown that sanctions cause … Continue reading “Government Plans to Impose Stricter Sanctions For Benefits Claimants”

Courtesy BBC A project to remotely monitor the home habits of vulnerable adults has won a £1m government grant to help it expand. Reading Borough Council has spent nine months testing movement sensors for several social care clients living independently. The monitors can detect changes in routine such as meals being missed or more visits … Continue reading “Reading vulnerable adults home sensor trial wins £1m grant”

A letter has laid bare the scale of poverty in Britain – but will Rishi Sunak be moved? Polly Toynbee The Guardian Life’s essentials cost £120 a week, far above what benefits provide. The cash is there, but tax cuts may be higher on the prime minister’s agenda There never was an official description of … Continue reading “A letter has laid bare the scale of poverty in Britain”

Dan Scorer of Mencap responds to a report on a survey in which NHS staff said they don’t have enough time for patients Courtesy The Guardian It’s deeply concerning to hear that frontline NHS staff are feeling “moral distress” from having too little time to spend with their patients worrying picture for people with a … Continue reading “Disabled people are receiving degrading treatment in an overstretched NHS”