Theresa May reveals strategy to get a million disabled people into work
Theresa May has outlined a major new strategy to help get a million more disabled people into work over the next decade. The Prime Minister has pledged to work with
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MP brands Universal Credit self-certification rules for terminally ill ‘cruel and heartless’
Terminally ill people should stop being forced to “self-certify” they have only months to live in order to claim Universal Credit, an SNP MP will tell the Commons. Drew Hendry
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Charity says benefit reform ‘insulting’ as third of MS sufferers have disability claim rejected
Nearly a third of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) have had their initial claim for disability benefits rejected after the system was reformed, campaigners have warned. Data obtained by
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Foodbank charity appeals for support amid predictions of busiest Christmas ever
The charity running hundreds of foodbanks is appealing for public support as it gears up for its busiest Christmas so far. The Trussell Trust said December last year was its
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London resembles ‘different country’ as social mobility report warns of ‘spiral of division’
Britain is in a “spiral of division”, with London providing greater opportunities for the disadvantaged than coastal, rural and former industrial areas which are “left behind economically and hollowed out
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Some banks have been advised not to lend against Universal Credit, says MP
Some banks have been told not to lend money to anyone claiming Universal Credit, an SNP MP has claimed. Philippa Whitford added that claimants looking for loans could be driven
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Two people drowned on international volunteering programme, watchdog says
Two people have drowned and others have been victims of sexual assault while taking part in an international volunteering programme, the Government spending watchdog said. Other volunteers have been detained
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Surgeons urge ministers to save Royal Brompton Hospital unit from closure
Two distinguished surgeons have written to ministers urging them not to close congenital heart disease services at a leading London hospital. The Royal Brompton Hospital said the proposed closure of
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Amber Rudd considers new laws to stop harassment at abortion clinics
New laws could be introduced to protect women from being harassed and intimidated at abortion clinics, the Home Office has said. Home Secretary Amber Rudd has ordered an in-depth assessment
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Sickness and disability benefits reform criticised by Labour and campaigners
Labour have joined campaigners in rounding on a flagship reform to sickness and disability benefits, after it emerged 18,000 new claimants with the worst conditions each year will no longer
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