Huge number of DWP disability and sickness benefit claimants stuck on NHS waiting lists
Commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions, the analysis shows how crucial tackling the record backlog in the ...
DWP publishes new evidence showing people on health and disability benefits want to work
A new DWP report also found nearly half of health and disability benefit claimants felt they would never work again.
Labour gives update on sickness and disability benefit reforms as spending cuts expected soon
Disability charities and campaigners have pushed back against Labour’s stance on health-related benefits, with a recent ...
New DWP fraud powers could monitor people on benefits going on holiday abroad
New proposed DWP powers will enable information gathering from more third-party organisations such as airlines.
Work and Pensions Secretary says some people on benefits ‘taking the mickey’
A report from the DWP found 49% of health and disability benefit recipients reported they felt they would never be able to ...
DWP confirms benefits shakeup aimed at 200,000 people
The DWP has published a study which, it claims, shows that a staggering 200,000 people claiming health and disability benefits say they are ready to work right now if the right job or support was ...
DWP says crackdown under Labour will target people 'who are taking the mickey'
Liz Kendall says some people on benefits are “taking the mickey” but “there are many more people who want to work”.
DWP benefit payments shakeup aimed at these 200,000 people
The DWP is now preparing for a drastic overhaul of the benefits system, which could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing their payments. This will involve the implementation of stringent ...
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DWP change could see £5,000 cuts for disabled people to ‘encourage getting back to work’
People receiving long-term sickness benefits may be facing an uncertain future as part of Labour’s plan to increase the UK’s workforce ... We will work closely with disabled people and ...
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New reform to support those in the health and disability system to work
A recent survey from the DWP has shown that 200,000 individuals currently claiming health and disability claims are ready to ...
Some people on benefits are 'taking the mickey' says work and pensions secretary
Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said she feels some benefit claimants may be "taking the mickey". Her remarks follow a Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) report revealing that 49 ...
People with diabetes could be due up to £737 each month through PIP or ADP
People in Scotland may be eligible for Adult Disability Payment to help with daily living or mobility costs as a result of diabetes.