Welfare Reform – Page 11 – Care Appointments

Charities issue complaint against ‘deliberately misleading’ DWP advertisements

By Alan Jones19th June 2019News England

A coalition of more than 80 disability charities has made an official complaint about “deliberately misleading” government adverts for Universal Credit. The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) highlighted a recent advertising

Rudd defends Universal Credit with claim ‘many reasons’ why people use food banks

By George Ryan12th June 2019News England

The Work and Pensions Secretary has told MPs “there are many reasons why someone might use a food bank” in a defence of Universal Credit. Amber Rudd appeared to row

Westminster MPs launch inquiry into impact of UK welfare policies on Scotland

By Lewis McKenzie11th June 2019News Scotland

A Westminster committee has launched an inquiry to examine how Scotland is impacted by UK welfare policies. The Scottish Affairs Committee inquiry will look at how policies such as Universal

Labour warn new national insurance ‘stealth tax’ could hit most vulnerable

By Josh Thomas and Alain Tolhurst11th June 2019News England

Pregnant women and “vulnerable” workers could be hit by a “stealth tax” when leaving employment, MPs have been warned. Shadow Treasury minister Peter Dowd said new national insurance measures could

HMRC refund £1.8M to higher income families after cancelling child benefit penalty

By Vicky Shaw6th June 2019News England

The taxman has issued £1.8 million in refunds after reviewing cases where families were hit with penalties for failing to register for a charge relating to their child benefits. Thousands

MP brands Universal Credit families ‘guinea pigs’ in Government experiment

By Josh Thomas5th June 2019News England

Families struggling with Universal Credit are “guinea pigs that this Government is experimenting on”, with some being driven to try to take their own lives, MPs have heard. Labour MP

Ministers face shouts of ‘how do you sleep’ after benefit cut for terminally-ill man

By Richard Wheeler5th June 2019News England

Ministers faced shouts of “how do you sleep at night” after MPs heard a terminally-ill man is to have his mobility car repossessed. Labour’s Clive Efford raised the case of

Leeds father took his own life after benefits were stopped, inquest told

By Henry Clare5th June 2019News England

A woman has told an inquest how the decision to stop her chronically ill father’s benefits “led to him taking his own life”. Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday how

State pension changes discriminate against women born in 1950s, court hears

By Sam Tobin5th June 2019News England

Changes to the state pension age have unlawfully discriminated against women born in the 1950s, the High Court has heard. Nearly four million women have been affected by the changes,

DWP’s ‘culture of disbelief’ led to terminally ill man on dialysis losing benefits

By Richard Wheeler16th May 2019News England

A terminally ill man lost his benefits and was declared fit for work due to his “adequate rapport” and ability to keep eye contact, MPs have heard. Labour’s Ellie Reeves

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Charities issue complaint against ‘deliberately misleading’ DWP advertisements

Rudd defends Universal Credit with claim ‘many reasons’ why people use food banks

Westminster MPs launch inquiry into impact of UK welfare policies on Scotland

Labour warn new national insurance ‘stealth tax’ could hit most vulnerable

HMRC refund £1.8M to higher income families after cancelling child benefit penalty

MP brands Universal Credit families ‘guinea pigs’ in Government experiment

Ministers face shouts of ‘how do you sleep’ after benefit cut for terminally-ill man

Leeds father took his own life after benefits were stopped, inquest told

State pension changes discriminate against women born in 1950s, court hears

DWP’s ‘culture of disbelief’ led to terminally ill man on dialysis losing benefits

NHS trust fined £1.6 million for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies

Judge-led inquiry to be held into Nottingham attacks in ‘matter of weeks’, PM announces

‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed

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Tag: Welfare Reform

Charities issue complaint against ‘deliberately misleading’ DWP advertisements

Rudd defends Universal Credit with claim ‘many reasons’ why people use food banks

Westminster MPs launch inquiry into impact of UK welfare policies on Scotland

Labour warn new national insurance ‘stealth tax’ could hit most vulnerable

HMRC refund £1.8M to higher income families after cancelling child benefit penalty

MP brands Universal Credit families ‘guinea pigs’ in Government experiment

Ministers face shouts of ‘how do you sleep’ after benefit cut for terminally-ill man

Leeds father took his own life after benefits were stopped, inquest told

State pension changes discriminate against women born in 1950s, court hears

DWP’s ‘culture of disbelief’ led to terminally ill man on dialysis losing benefits