The Times & Telegraph report of a backlog in the benefits system
The Times report on benefit back logs
View ArticleMan dies after Work Capability Assessment declares him fit for work
Man dies after Work Capability Assessment declares him fit for work The Derbyshire Times is reporting…that there are calls for […]
View ArticleCEO of Mind, Paul Farmer stands down from WCA panel
Paul Farmer, Chief Exeutive of the mental health charity Mind has quit his position as the charity representative on a […]
View ArticleThe new Work Capability Assessment is excluding people unable to work from...
The new Work Capability Assessment excludes people from benefits The Citizens Advice Bureau is facing greater demands from those who are about to lose their sickness benefits. The Bureau […]
View ArticleWCA: unconditional support cases increase
New figures show the proportion of disabled people found eligible for unconditional support under the fitness for work regime is […]
View ArticleNew Appointment to Work Capability Group
Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society, has been appointed to the independent scrutiny group overseeing improvements to the […]
View ArticleGPs vote against the Work Capability Assessment
GPs have voted unanimously in favour of scrapping the work capability assessment (WCA). At the annual GPs’ conference in Liverpool, […]
View ArticleHigh Court rules for Judicial review on Work Capability Assessment
Yesterday the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary […]
View ArticleImpose sanctions on ATOS
Citizens Advice has renewed its call for the government to impose financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate work capability […]
View ArticleIs ATOS are getting away with under performance?
Ministers have been urged to overhaul the government’s contract with the private firm Atos Healthcare, which carries out medical assessments […]
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