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  1. Sly Saint
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    UK: Article the Guardian:Benefits assessment suspension does not go far enough, says charity

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on Monday put on hold in-person assessments for disability benefit claimants as a precautionary measure...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Mar 17, 2020, 13 replies, in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19)
  2. Sly Saint
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    UK Parliament debate - 10 Years of the Work Capability Assesment 24 April 2019

    Laura Pidcock Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Labour) 2:30 pm, 24th April 2019 I beg to move, That this House has...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Apr 28, 2019, 15 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  3. Andy
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    The Guardian: Unfit DWP should be axed, says thinktank

    Ministers should consider abolishing the Department for Work and Pensions after its failure to help ill and disabled people out of poverty, a...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 19, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  4. Sly Saint
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    UK Dec 2018 - £40 million personalised support package for long-term unemployed disabled people launched

    "Disabled people will be able to work with a dedicated key worker to get and stay in employment, the new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Jan 8, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  5. Sly Saint
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    ESA and PIP reassessments - rules on exemptions

    " BRIEFING PAPER Number 07820, 13 July 2018 Since 29 September 2017, some Employment Support Allowance claimants with the most severe health...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Aug 24, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  6. Skycloud
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    DWP is being sued by a Glasgow lawyer - The Canary 30th April 2018

    Article by Steve Topple in The Canary The DWP is in court again and it could open the floodgates for countless disabled people. THE VIEWS...
    Thread by: Skycloud, May 1, 2018, 11 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  7. Sarah
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    UK: IAPT-Employment Adviser pilots - some information & docs

    The IAPT-LTC pathway full implementation guidance was recently published (see below) to support national roll-out of 'IAPT-LTC' (which encompasses...
    Thread by: Sarah, Apr 11, 2018, 16 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  8. Andy
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    Disability News Service: "The PIP Files: Nearly one in three Capita assessments were flawed, reports reveal"

    Nearly one in three of the disability benefit assessment reports completed by a private sector contractor were significantly flawed, confidential...
    Thread by: Andy, Feb 11, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  9. Sly Saint
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    Government and Insurance companies - establishing the BPS model

    The connections between government and the insurance business in their joint project to reduce eligibility for sickness benefits....
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Feb 8, 2018, 61 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  10. Andy
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    UK: Personal Independence payments: All 1.6 million claims to be reviewed

    Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work and Pensions has said. A...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 29, 2018, 10 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  11. Andy
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    Disability News Service: "DWP U-turns on PIP mobility rules that were based on ‘unsupported opinions’"

    Mr Justice Mostyn said in his judgement last month that DWP’s intention had been “to save money” and that the decision to introduce the new...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 28, 2018, 3 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  12. Andy
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    Disability News Service: "Civil servant sparks fresh concerns over ideological basis of jobs strategy" [BPS discussed]

    Also mentions ME and GET. The civil servant who leads the government’s work and health unit has sparked fresh concerns that the new disability...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 19, 2018, 37 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  13. Andy
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    Centre for Welfare Reform: "In the Expectation of Recovery"

    This was from last year at some point, but it was recently mentioned again on Facebook and we didn't seem to have a thread for it here (although...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 7, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  14. Andy
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    Centre for Welfare Reform: "Deleted BBC News Item on Unum"

    In 2007 the BBC covered the fact that the DWP were getting advice on disability benefits from a US insurance company - Unum. Both the BBC News...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 5, 2018, 9 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  15. Andy
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    UK: "Improving Lives: Ministers back down on ‘mandatory’ activity for ESA support group"

    Ministers have backed down – at least temporarily – from plans to force all sick and disabled people on out-of-work disability benefits to take...
    Thread by: Andy, Dec 9, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  16. MsUnderstood
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    U.K. DWP "No-Brainer" Benefits Cases

    This article published on November 9, 2017 might be of interest to those in the U.K. Here are a few excerpts: "A Senior Judge Has Suggested...
    Thread by: MsUnderstood, Nov 12, 2017, 41 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
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