New study suggests benefits system discriminates against those with mental illnesses
Only 16.6% of assesors had a clinical mental health background
Only 16.6% of assesors had a clinical mental health background
164,000 people living with mental illness will now receive the benefits they were entitled to all along.
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On Wednesday, disability rights campaigners urged the Lords that the government’s proposed introduction of Personal Independence Payment, to replace the Disability Living Allowance, had serious flaws and requires significant changes. The website We Are Spartacus, which features the opinions oftest
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions continues to use misleading figures on the growth of disability benefit claims to underpin his case for reform.
The most prominent politician to oppose the government welfare reform is – amazingly – Boris Johnson, taking on benefit scrounger myths and arguing against over-testing
Councillor Neil Coyle, director of policy for the Disability Alliance, reports on the government’s refusal to act on public concerns over disability allowance reforms.