welfare reform

August 3, 2015

Benefit sanctions - overused, harmful and unjustified

David Clapson died with no food in his stomach, three weeks after his Jobseekers Allowance was
July 24, 2015

Duncan Smith reply to letter on welfare changes ‘misses point’, say authors
July 14, 2015

Appeal on Personal Independent Payments consultation

This time last year we took the Department of Work and Pensions to a judicial review to decide if they properly consulted about cutting help for people who can only walk a few metres.
July 13, 2015

George Osborne, the Budget, and the truth about ESA

When announcing a huge cut to Employment Support Allowance in his budget speech, George Os
July 8, 2015

Open letter from Catholics to Iain Duncan Smith - update

By Bernadette Meaden and Virginia Moffatt
July 5, 2015

Punishing disabled people to make reality match a flawed theory?

In the New Statesman, 25-year-old Rosie Fletcher recently
July 4, 2015

Vote in the Mirror poll on benefit cuts and Christian values

We are pleased to note that in addition to reporting the letter from leading Catholics critiquing Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, over the appalling impact of benefit c
July 2, 2015

Think-tanks publish open letter from prominent Catholics to Secretary of State for Work and Pension
July 2, 2015

An Open Letter from Catholics to Iain Duncan Smith

The think-tanks Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform have sent and published an open letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, from Catholics and people brought up in the Catholic faith who support its teaching on social justice and who are deeply critical of the government’s treatment of vulnerable and disabled people.
May 27, 2015

The truth about spending on disability benefits - it's halved

When the ongoing process of cutting and restricting access to disability benefits began, we were told it was necessary because spending on them was out of control.