Ministers are braced for fresh protests over their welfare shake up when controversial changes to the main disability benefit begin to take effect. George Osborne has agreed a "pilot" information exchange scheme with France, Germany, Italy and Spain to catch tax evaders. Photo: AFP By Patrick Hennessy
The timetable for moving working age disability living allowance (DLA) claimants onto personal independence payment (PIP) has been put back by two years, until after the next election, for people with indefinite or lifetime awards of DLA.
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A councillor who quit after saying disabled children should be "put down", is standing for re-election.
Responding to George's Osborne's comments regarding the welfare system and Mick Philpott, who was sentenced to life imprisonment today after being found guilty of the manslaughter of six of his children, Sarah Teather MP said:
A new report by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) raises concerns around the differences in approach between the two assessment companies, Atos and Capita. It includes a number of recommendations to ensure a fairer and more effective process for disabled people.
