MPs slam ‘dismissive’ and ‘disrespectful’ DWP over Universal Credit report
Work and Pensions Committee blasts "disrespectful Government responses that treat us like dirt".
Unemployment
DWP has ‘limited evidence’ to show ‘what works’ in helping disabled people into work
NAO criticises the DWP's lack of knowledge in 'what works' when supporting disabled people into work.
DWP should be barred from providing employment support for ill and disabled people
Report calls for councils and NHS Trusts to take control of providing employment support for sick and disabled people.
DWP letter to GPs deprives sick and disabled people of lifeline benefits support
GPs advised not to provide sick notes for sick and disabled people found 'fit for work' by the DWP.
Age discrimination is preventing older people from getting back into work, research finds
Older jobseekers believe that age counts against them when looking for employment.
Universal Credit ‘driving parents into despair and debt’, say MPs
The way childcare costs are paid in Universal Credit creates "a barrier to work", accoording to the Work and Pensions Committee.
DWP announce £40m employment support package for long-term unemployed disabled people
The 'Intensive Personalised Employment Support' programme will provide personalised employment support for long-term unemployed disabled people.
PM refuses to scrap work capability assessments despite link to suicides
Nearly one in two women taking part in the assessments say they have attempted suicide before or after the process.
Hundreds die every month after being told to find work
SNP MP condemns "devastating consequences" of Tory welfare policies.
DWP errors more than double in five years
Number of JSA claimants underpaid benefits due to official error has more than doubled since 2011/12.
Rogue recruitment agencies putting profits before jobseekers
Shady practices include publishing fake job advertisements as a way of getting people to sign up with their agency.
MPs question misleading benefit sanctions statistics
DWP accused of hiding the true number of benefit sanctions behind misleading official statistics.
Esther McVey incompetence sees benefit underpayments hit record high
Thousands of the UK's most vulnerable and poorest citizens are being denied the financial support the law says they are entitled to
‘Wage growth stuck in the slow lane’ despite high employment
Real wage growth remains unchanged at just 0.4%, according to the latest ONS figures.
No wonder people on benefits live in fear. Supermarkets spy on them now
It’s bad enough that we demonise the poor and disabled – now they can’t even leave their homes or use social media in peace.
Government must do more to support young people on benefits – report
Harsh benefit rules mean some young people are forced to live on less than £3 a day, report says.
Benefit sanctions found to be ineffective and damaging
Study concludes that punishing claimants triggers profoundly negative outcomes.
DWP drop benefit sanctions ‘yellow card’ scheme because it’s not worth the ‘additional burden’
Scheme could have protected thousands of people from having their benefits wrongly 'sanctioned'.
‘Disability employment gap has barely changed in a decade’, figures show
Disability charity Scope questions whether the UK Government is honoring its commitment to halve the disability employment gap.
Military veterans should not be subjected to benefit sanctions – new study
Study is the first to focus specifically on how veterans experience the benefits system and asks whether commitments to the armed forced covenant are being honoured.
Cruel Tory benefit sanctions regime to face committee inquiry
Work and Pensions Committee to investigate "copious evidence of claimants being docked hundreds of pounds".
UK unemployment increases for the second quarter in a row
Unemployment increased by 24,000 between November 2017 to January 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Employment grant for disabled people to rise by £15k, but is it enough?
Critics argue £57k cap on 'Access To Work' scheme should be lifted completely.
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