After a tough week for the prime minister, a government minister was questioned about Keir Starmer’s reversal on disability benefit reduction. After the government was obliged to make significant concessions last week to prevent a humiliating Commons loss, Baroness Jacqui Smith, the minister of skills, was under pressure. In a dramatic climbdown on Thursday, theContinue reading “Minister Questioned On PIP Welfare U-Turn – ‘How On Earth Did It Get To This Point’”
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Cuts To PIP Update As Officials Respond To Calls To Exclude Those Who ‘Cannot Work’
Calls for people with disabilities who ‘cannot work’ to be excluded from any benefits cuts have been given a major update after an official response from the Department for Work and Pensions. Millions of people on benefits are living in fear of changes set to come in November 2026. Eligibility requirements would be tightened toContinue reading “Cuts To PIP Update As Officials Respond To Calls To Exclude Those Who ‘Cannot Work’”
Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts
Rachel Reeves has received a letter from Jeremy Corbyn condemning her and the government for their proposed reductions in disability allowances. In her spring speech last month, the chancellor said that the government would be drastically reducing the welfare budget. The £4.3 billion cuts package, which included significant reform to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), isContinue reading “Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts”
Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits
Labour’s reform of the system will allow welfare recipients to attempt employment without fear of losing their benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce legislation to introduce a ‘right to try guarantee’ for those on health-related benefits. This will prevent people from having their entitlements automatically re-assessed if they enter employment.Continue reading “Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits”
Suicide Attempt By Disabled Man At JobCentre Protest
A disabled man has attempted to end his life by taking poison pills at a job centre. He’s been charged with having a chemical weapon. David Rollins decided to attempt suicide on June 23 because he said that he was facing the possibility of losing half of his ‘already stretched income’. David Rollins consumed theContinue reading “Suicide Attempt By Disabled Man At JobCentre Protest”
Devastating Town Hall Report Discloses Additional Danger To Disabled People Who Campaigned To Rescue Benefit Payments
An incriminating evaluation of government welfare procedures with regard to disabled people was presented to the Town Hall’s ruling Labour executive on Thursday. It notified thousands of Islington residents who have wrongly had benefit taken off them by the controversial independent assessor ATOS, only to have it reinstated on appeal, will have to go throughContinue reading “Devastating Town Hall Report Discloses Additional Danger To Disabled People Who Campaigned To Rescue Benefit Payments”
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