Welfare that Works: Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

CONTENTS: Chapter 1: ESA data (page 2). Chapter 2: Individual’s Experiences (page 6) Chapter 3: Implementation of first-year Review recommendations (page 12) Chapter 4: Recommendations improving ESA (page 35) SUMMARY Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is not...

Human rights 65 years after the Universal Declaration

On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet 65 years later, human rights abuses are still widespread. Faith groups and other people of goodwill have much to do if “recognition of the inherent...

People’s review of the WCA: further evidence

BACKGROUND AND CONTENTS In November 2012 The People’s Review of the Work Capability Assessment was published by the Spartacus network of disability researchers and campaigners. This supplementary report contains further compelling evidence of the need for...