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welfare reform

March 24, 2016

Christian leaders want an end to cuts hitting disabled and sick people

High profile Christians from various walks of life have written an open letter to the new UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Stephen Crabb, asking him to stop cuts to support for disabled and sick people.
March 19, 2016

Iain Duncan Smith: the legacy

From the very beginning of his involvement in social security policy, Iain Duncan Smith got it wrong.
February 21, 2016

All Our Welfare by Peter Beresford

All Our Welfare : Towards participatory social policy by Peter Beresford
February 6, 2016

'Working Welfare' - working the poor to death?

Recently, the government's Fit For Work (FFW) service tweeted, 'For 300,000 people, sic
February 5, 2016

Reforming welfare from a distance

A young man I know, David, (not his real name) is heartbreakingly eager to work and has a mild learning disability.
January 27, 2016

Welfare reform - from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

Winston Churchill said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." This would seem to describe perfectly the government's approach to welfare reform.
January 18, 2016

Further DWP pressure on people with mental health problems?

Having just written about how current employment practices make the aim of getting a million disabled people into
January 12, 2016

Our government is failing to uphold our human right to food

Enough is enough. We can no longer tolerate families going hungry in the seventh wealthiest nation on the planet.
December 10, 2015

Disability, poverty, and the House of Lords

In the latest figures available for
December 7, 2015

'One more card' campaign highlights effect of benefit changes

UK Churches are encouraging people to add Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to their Christmas card list and include a personal greeting asking the minister to ensure that every family and child has enough this Christmas.