It’s time to stop talking and focus our anger, take the fight to their doorsteps The government has drawn up plans to withdraw £71 a week from sick and disabled benefit claimants if they fail to take steps to get … Continue reading
By Andrew Fagg BBC News The government contractor Atos Healthcare has said it will review all the correspondence it sends to people claiming sickness benefits. The announcement follows a “mistaken comment” in a letter – seen by BBC News – … Continue reading
The death of a young woman who killed herself after being found “fit for work” is the latest proof of the catastrophic consequences of the government’s cuts to disability benefits and services, say campaigners. The mother of the young woman … Continue reading
The Mayor of London: Boris Johnson has said that the welfare reform bill 2011; which has yet to come into effect, is going to ruin the lives of people who have disabilities. The Government is set to reduce DLA … Continue reading
A coalition minister ordered civil servants to prevent two disability charities from attending meetings on how to improve personal independence payment (PIP), the government’s new disability benefit. Officials ensured that representatives from the National Autistic Society (NAS) and Mind did … Continue reading