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illness

June 23, 2018

Report finds people with poor health 70% more likely to be in persistent poverty

People with longstanding illnesses are almost twice as likely to be ‘materially deprived’ as those without.
June 21, 2018

Debt charity research finds 'illness equals debt'

Debt charity says better safety nets are needed to prevent vulnerable people from suffering disproportionate difficulty.
March 22, 2018

National Audit Office investigation into errors in Employment and Support Allowance

A National Audit Office report details how the DWP has underpaid tens of thousands of ill or disabled people by thousands of pounds each.
November 14, 2017

Loss of funding for gas repairs 'could kill' this winter

Two charities are warning that a loss of funding for repairs and replacement of gas heating appliances will badly damage thousands of people’s health, and could even kill this winter.
June 14, 2017

Majority of public believe carers are undervalued

More than 6.5 million people in the UK are currently providing care for an older, disabled or seriously ill loved one.
November 16, 2016

What is it like to be disabled and work at the DWP?

The Department for Work and Pensions
September 5, 2016

One in eight too ill or disabled to work by state pension age

Around one in eight men and women are forced to stop working before state pension age due to ill-health or disability, according to TUC research published today.
July 28, 2016

Determining the support needs of people with chronic illness
September 30, 2015

After the Work Capability Assessment - what next?

The Work Capability Assessment is indefensible. It needs to be scrapped.
June 1, 2015

Malingering, illness deception, and disability benefit reforms

To understand the thinking behind the reform of disability benefits, we need to look at a Conference held in 2001, called ‘Malingering and illness deception’.