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esther mcvey

October 2, 2018

Charities, politics, and independence

The role of charities in the UK seems to get more confused and confusing by the day.
August 1, 2018

Concerns raised over government plan for moving disabled claimants on to Universal Credit

Disability organisations have raised concerns about the way the Government plans to move disabled claimants onto Universal Credit.
July 19, 2018

CPAG legal action leads to full arrears for disabled claimants

Disabled people who were underpaid ESA will receive their backdated arrears in full, follwoing legal action from Child Poverty Action Group.
June 14, 2018

First legal challenge against Universal Credit finds Government acted unlawfully

The High Court has ruled that the Government unlawfully discriminated against two severely disabled men who saw their benefits dramatically reduced when they moved on to Universal Credit.
May 21, 2018

Scottish social security 'on track despite UK Government delays'

The Scottish Government's Social Security Minister has written to Esther McVey for the third time to complain about the DWP reneging on agreements.
April 8, 2013

Government minister Esther McVey’s untrue claims about Disability Living Allowance

Disability Living Allowance is an “outdated benefit” for which “around 50 per cent of decisions are made on the basis of the claim form alone - without any additional corroborating medical evidence,” stated UK minister for disabled people Esther McVey on the BBC and elsewhere this morning (8 April 2013).
April 6, 2013

Ministers ignore facts amidst attacks on poor and disabled people

The government’s war of words against disabled and badly-off people continues unchecked. The latest slurs by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Prime Minister and the Minister for Disabled People suggest that UK politics has become a largely fact-free zone.