DWP hid Universal Credit harm data until after cuts vote

DR UK’s CEO Message To The House Of Lords - Oppose The Universal

Today, the Government's Universal Credit Bill will be debated by the House of Lords. The Bill, which had its name changed from The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill after the Government was forced by Disabled campaigners to make concessions on the PIP clauses. However, the Bill is of deep concern to Disability Rights UK, as it will further push Disabled people on the health-element of Universal Credit into poverty, removing…

DWP hid Universal Credit harm data until after cuts vote

Share this post: The number of serious internal reviews carried out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into deaths and other harmful incidents involving Universal Credit claimants nearly doubled last year — but MPs were not informed of this increase before voting to impose new disability benefit cuts. The information was [...] The post DWP’s internal reviews of serious incidents nearly doubled before benefit cuts vote – and what is st…