welfare reform

March 25, 2014

What I would like to hear from Labour on welfare

Conservative MPs frequently say that the Conservatives are the party of ‘hardworking people’, and the Labour Party is ‘the party of welfare’. It’s said as an accusation, an insult, and many Labour MPs take it as such, attempting to deny the charge as if it’s something to be ashamed of.
February 28, 2014

Outcome of parliamentary Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People) debate

The full motion (the "question put and agreed", in parliamentary language) in the WOW petition debate on a cumulative impact assessment welfare reform in the House of Commons on 27 February 2014 is set out in full below.
February 28, 2014

Welfare reform critics welcome Commons debate and motion

Disabled and sick campaigners have welcomed the outcome of a parliamentary debate on the harmful impact on welfare changes.
February 27, 2014

Time to end ‘war on welfare’, says Christian think-tank

Politicians on all sides must act to stop disabled, sick and vulnerable people being scapegoated and sidelined in debates about welfare and benefits, says Christian think-tank Ekklesia.
February 27, 2014

Disabled people challenge damage of current welfare reform policies

The House of Commons will today (27 February 2014) debate the impact of current UK welfare reform on sick and disabled people and carers.
February 27, 2014

Breakfast Lobby ahead of Westminster welfare petition debate

On the morning of the Thursday 27 February at 9.30am WOWpetition (the initiative of disabled and sick people calling for a cumulative impact assessment of welfare reform on the most vulnerable) will be holding a breakfast lobby in the Jubilee Room of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster – ahead of a debate in the Commons Chamber due for 11.30am.
February 23, 2014

Ideology, destitution and hope: a challenge to David Cameron

Twenty-seven Anglican bishops, a Cardinal, an assortment of non-conformists and Quakers may have a ring of Edward Lear, but this coalition represents a growing momentum of faith-based anger and condemnation of the government's 'reform' of social security (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/20200)
February 20, 2014

House of Commons debate on welfare reform set for 27 February

A House of Commons debate on welfare reform, secured by sick and disabled people via the WOW petition, will be held on 27 February 2014.
February 18, 2014

DWP’s response to Vincent Nichols ‘seriously misleading’, say churches

The response of the Department of Work and Pensions to Archbishop Vincent Nichol's criticism of welfare reform has come under fire from the Free Churches.
January 21, 2014

NCVO research project on welfare changes

Anjelica Finnegan started work at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) this week and will be leading a new Joseph Rowntree Fund-financed research project to find out about the experiences of voluntary organisations dealing with the government's welfare changes in the Welfare Reform Act.