Solicitor says that despite losing two legal challenges, Amber Rudd is still seeking to short-change severely disabled people who have lost out on Universal Credit through no fault of their own.
Special Rapporteur says his report is based on months of preparation by his team, including more than 100 consultations, over 300 submissions, and more than 100 citations to the government’s own data and that of renowned UK institutions.
Frank Field says the ongoing administrative failures of Universal Credit are biting into incomes already cut, frozen, sanctioned and capped to below basic living costs.
The High Court has ruled that the government’s Universal Credit migration arrangements for those who previously received the Severe Disability Premium and moved onto Universal Credit before 16 January 2019 are unlawful.
Universal Credit will leave many disabled people worse off, but the Work and Pensions Committee says the government's response to its concerns 'dodges all the big questions'.
Imagine living in a country where an admission by the government that its own policies were causing hunger amongst the population was greeted as a positive development by social justice campaigners
In any appraisal of Amber Rudd’s performance as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, there is one area in which she should score very highly – media management.