Five reasons to oppose the welfare bill
The welfare reform bill will penalise the disabled, those working class communities who live in inner cities and second-earners who work over 16 hours a week.
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Appeal backlog reveals false economy of the welfare cuts
Alex Hern argues that the multi-million pound cost of hiring new judges to deal with the appeal backlog for welfare cases shows yet again the false economy of the cuts.
Mail and Telegraph race to see who can smear more disabled people
Declan Gaffney uncovers the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph’s latest smearing of disabled people, and asks whether the DWP had anything to do with them.
Fighting disability hate crime is the minimum the government should be doing
Shadow equalities minister Kate Green writes about her success in getting the government to accept and amendment which will equalise tariffs for disability hate crime.
DWP admits disability reform based on dodgy figures, as reported by Left Foot Forward
DWP has acknowledged that one of the key statistics it has used to justify radical change to disability benefits ‘gives a distorted picture’, six months after Left Foot Forward pointed it out.
Cameron cuts even Thatcher’s disabled benefits
As the Welfare Reform Bill receives its Commons second reading today, cancer charities have joined the increasing chorus of those concerned about the potentially disastrous impact of the legislation.
The ‘inexplicable’ rise in Disability Living Allowance explained
Left Foot Forward’s Declan Gaffney explains why there has been a rise in the number of people claiming Disability Living Allowance.
Government plans to cut DLA could cause extreme hardship
Today sees the second National Protest Day against the significant cuts sick and disabled people face to their support, writes Sue Marsh.
Charities urge rethink on DLA mobility allowance cuts
Charities have urged a rethink On DLA mobility allowance cuts which would affect 80,000 disabled people, writes Sarah Ismail.