Thousands of people with mental health problems could be missing out on PIP despite court ruling against DWP
“We’re still hearing from far too many people that they’re not being assessed properly."
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Royal Navy amputee with just £16 a month Universal Credit told to ‘get a job’ by DWP
The former military man could be unable to pay his rent as he adjusts to life in a wheelchair.
Inquest into death of chronically ill dad believed to have killed himself after he was declared fit to work by DWP
Kevin Dooley, 48, was found hanged by his daughter Leanne Dooley, 28, days before Christmas last year
DWP paid £315,000 for this Gogglebox advert
The Department of Work and Pensions has been accused of wasting taxpayer’s money after they paid £315,000 for a single Gogglebox advert. A Freedom of Information request submitted by Alex Tiffin using the website WhatDoTheyKnow.com revealed the production company of the Channel 4 programme was paid hundreds of thousands of ...
DWP benefit freeze has pushed 200,000 Brits into poverty
Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to use next week's Spring Statement to end the freeze on working-age benefits after a new report revealed some 200,000 Brits have been pushed into poverty due to the cutbacks. The freeze on DWP benefits is due to start its fourth year in a ...
DWP overturn fit-to-work decision 7 months after claimant suffers fatal heart attack
The DWP has overturned a fit-to-work decision seven months after the claimant suffered a fatal heart attack. In a nod to the film I, Daniel Blake Jeff Hayward, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, had been deemed unfit to work by his GP. But after losing his job of more than 25 years he was refused employment ...
Shocking images of starving 64-year-old who was denied benefits by DWP emerge
A starving 64-year-old man who weighed just six stone was denied benefits and told to "go and look for work" by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). Shocking images have emerged of Liverpool man Stephen Smith who was hospitalised over Christmas when his severe health problems left him in such a poor ...
DWP denies charities have been gagged from speaking out against Esther McVey
A Times article reported that charities and companies working within the UC (Universal Credit) parameters have had to sign clauses to ensure they don’t ruin the reputation of Esther McVey, Work and Pensions Secretary. Around 22 organisations, covering around £1.8 billion, have signed these gagging clauses, which the Government denies. ...
“A massive finger to the DWP”: writer David Wilson on his disabled son’s PIP victory
Last August writer David Wilson wrote movingly when the Disability Living Allowance his son Ben had always relied on to live independently was stripped and he was left having to fight a cruel Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment by the Department of Work and Pensions that left him struggling to cope. Ben's income ...