Change to disability benefits appeals process could leave people penniless
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A double whammy of a revised appeals process and the abolition of legal aid threatens to deny benefits to vulnerable claimants Continue reading
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Charities say millions without internet access will face benefits struggle
Online-only Universal Credit system will come into force later this year following the closure of many advice centres Continue reading
Stephen Duckworth: ‘The new disability benefit is enabling’
The new head of Capita’s personal independence payments says disabled people must be central to the process Continue reading
Today’s poor are depicted as a freak show, just as the Elephant Man was
The Conservatives are inviting people to see poverty as a kind of self-inflicted moral freak show, to be gawped at and despised Continue reading
Immigration is British society’s biggest problem, shows survey of public
Poll for thinktank reveals one in three believes immigration is the most important cause of division Continue reading
Germany ‘exporting’ old and sick to foreign care homes
Pensioners are being sent to care homes in eastern Europe and Asia in an austerity move dismissed as ‘inhumane deportation’ Continue reading
Parents who look after grown-up disabled offspring face benefit cap
Ministers confirm £500-a-week cap will apply to carers after children reach adulthood, forcing some into care Continue reading
Funeral poverty campaigners urge ministers to boost cash help
Campaigners want a revamp of what they say is an outdated system set up to help poorer families meet cost of unexpected funerals Continue reading
Commission to examine effect of legal aid cuts as demand for service surges
Low Commission will hold its first public meeting as advice centres across country start abandoning or rationing services
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Sick and disabled braced for enforced work-for-benefits programme
Welfare claimants could be forced to work without pay and be stripped of benefits under scheme starting on Monday Continue reading