Welfare reform may save the government money but the lives of benefits claimants will become a whole lot tougher, says Gary Vaux Welfare reform may save the government money but the lives of benefits ...

The measure is part of plans to reduce the Work Capability Assessment backlog and separate from the Timms Review.

Tens of thousands of benefit claimants are being assessed by the DWP every month after being signed off work. The Department for Work and Pensions is carrying out work capability assessments on an ...

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Experts have raised concerns about Universal Credit and other benefits facing disruption due to appointment cancellations. The warning follows a parliamentary inquiry regarding Work Capability ...