A doctor who worked for the private company which assesses people for disability benefits says its methods are “unfair”. Greg Wood, a former Royal Navy doctor, resigned from Atos earlier this month, after working as an assessor for two-and-a-half years. … Continue reading
At last, after three years of cuts to social care, there now seems to be a growing awareness that there may be a problem in cutting this vital public service. Sadly that problem, at least as far as the newspapers … Continue reading
Devoted mum Elizabeth Barry faces sending autistic son Ryan into care because of the Government’s Bedroom Tax. The single parent is the main carer for the 20-year-old, who doctors say has the mental age of a toddler. But the pair, … Continue reading
Many people have been shocked by a story which appeared on Twitter yesterday. Alex has collated the tweets here. To put this in context, the poster Thomas Hemingford’s twitter profile reads: “Man. Married, disabled wife. 3 Children, 1 disabled.” Now … Continue reading
A BBC radio star has beaten the Government in a tribunal after they wrongly claimed she was fit to work as she recovered from intensive chemotherapy and losing both breasts. Val Armstrong, of Carlisle, Cumbria, challenged the Department For Work … Continue reading
Nicholas Peter Barker, of Bridge Farm Close, Helmsley, was found dead in his front garden with a shotgun at his feet by his neighbour on December 10 last year. In a statement, Keith Howes said he had known Mr Barker for … Continue reading
George Osborne was seen to wipe away tears at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral Earlier today yet he sheds no tears for the innocent lives he is destroying with his massive cuts to welfare? Osborne and the rest of the elite who … Continue reading
The PIP replaced the disability living allowance this week and GPs will be required to give details of the diagnosis, history, variability, treatment and the impact of the condition on the patients’ life, for which they will be paid … Continue reading
Three disabled claimants have launched a legal action to challenge the government’s more stringent tests for mobility allowances that came into force on Monday. The decision to seek a judicial review of the regulations emerged as the work and pensions … Continue reading
Well Well it’s a another shitty week from those rich posh boys who for the life of me live on planet moron. These brain deads carry out a gov survey and claim the the biggest part of the country is … Continue reading