Tag Archives: Department for Work and Pensions

Charity survey shows up shambolic work programme

By Ben Phillips | Published: May 1, 2012

In the wake of the unfolding A4e scandal, a new survey reveals bafflingly low client referral rates among welfare-to-work subcontractors. What’s going on?

Posted in Clean Politics | Also tagged a4e, Big Society, Emma Harrison, welfare to work, work programme | 21 Responses

New report reveals “devastating evidence of systemic fraud within A4e”

By Shamik Das | Published: March 22, 2012

A leaked internal A4e document has revealed evidence of “systemic fraud” at the company, BBC Newsnight’s Paul Mason revealed tonight.

Posted in Clean Politics | Also tagged a4e, BBC News, corporate failure, DWP, Emma Harrison, Fraud, Newsnight, Paul Mason, welfare to work, Workfare | 44 Responses

Nomination for most influential left-wing thinker: The disabled rights community

By Daniel Elton | Published: September 21, 2011

Nomination for left-wing thinker of the year: The disability rights community, in trying to change the way the whole country thinks about people with disabilities.

Posted in Left Foot Forward | Also tagged cuts, Disability reform, disability rights, dsiabaility living allowance, Ian Duncan-Smith, Kaliya Franklin, Sue Marsh | 50 Responses

Why did DWP delay releasing new data until after welfare reform bill cleared Commons?

By Daniel Elton | Published: August 12, 2011

Why was new research from the Department for Work and Pensions, which downgraded estimates for the growth in Disability Living Allowance, a major reason given for welfare reform, delayed until after the welfare bill passed the Commons?

Posted in Clean Politics | Also tagged Disability Living Allowance, Disability reform, Welfare Reform Bill | 74 Responses

Government’s spin war on disabled continues

By Daniel Elton | Published: July 27, 2011

The government keeps spinning against disabled people using the work and statistics of the discredited Atos organisation, reports Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.

Posted in Media Integrity | Also tagged ATOS, Disability reform, DWP, spin, Work Capability Assesment | 100 Responses

Osborne’s ‘conference treat’ on welfare reform turning into a sticky mess

By Daniel Elton | Published: July 15, 2011

The benefits cap was wonderful politics for George Osborne – but now the politics is turning sticky as the reality of its impcat hits home.

Posted in Good Society | Also tagged DWP, George Osborne, Welfare, welfare reform | 31 Responses

Society and the media are failing the sick and disabled

By Sue Marsh | Published: May 13, 2011

Sue Marsh reports on the largest march of sick and disabled people in UK history in reaction to the savage, barbaric, inhuman government cuts to vital support.