claimants

April 13, 2018

Benefit sanctions inquiry launched

Parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has announced an inquiry into benefit sanctions.
April 12, 2018

Is the two child limit 'a perfect eugenic solution'?

When my father was killed in an accident, I was five. My brothers were seven and two.
February 14, 2018

Damning report on PIP and ESA assessments

A Work and Pensions Committee report says public contract failures have led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits.
February 10, 2018

PIP and ESA claimants’ stories set out in report

When the Work and Pensions Committee put out a call for evidence on PIP and ESA assessments, the response was overwhelming.
December 19, 2017

Government 'promises to do almost nothing' for PIP claimants

The Work and Pensions Committee says the government's repsonse to the PIP review is "a terrible missed opoortunity".
January 7, 2014

'Benefits Street': a misleading, harmful caricature from Channel 4

Prior to Channel Four’s ‘Benefits Street’ being aired last night (6 January 2014), the tabloid press had primed its readers, with plenty of articles such as this one from the Daily Express, laden with Iain Duncan Smith-style rhetoric: ‘broken Britain, scroungers, workshy, burden on society’, etcetera.
January 8, 2013

Demonisation of claimants is a 'stain on our society', government told

Ministers' attempts to turn neighbour against neighbour in a bid to drive through the one per cent benefits cap are a "stain on our society", says PCS.
September 5, 2012

Work-or-starve plans for seriously ill welfare claimants might backfire

The UK government’s ‘work capability assessment’ for sick and disabled people has been revealed to be blatantly unfair, and decisions are frequently overturned on appeal.
April 2, 2011

Tricking vulnerable people out of benefits

Disturbing evidence is emerging that UK job centres are increasingly looking for excuses to stop welfare benefits to people who are out of work. People with mental health problems, learning or communication difficulties, those who are young or uneducated are among those at most risk.
March 23, 2011

Say sorry to claimants for false claims, churches tell UK chancellor

Three church leaders have called on the UK government to apologise for false claims about claimants and to correct their figures in the Budget.