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September 25, 2015

Help create a future beyond the Work Capability Assessment: an invitation

Ekklesia is committed to the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
September 25, 2015

Groundbreaking research aims to displace flawed sickness benefit test
September 25, 2015

Creating a future beyond the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
August 13, 2015

The benefit cap, the political Trojan horse of welfare reform

Of all welfare reform policies, the benefit cap has resonated most strongly with the public, and gained most support from across the political spectrum.
August 3, 2015

Benefit sanctions - overused, harmful and unjustified

David Clapson died with no food in his stomach, three weeks after his Jobseekers Allowance was
July 23, 2015

Benefit cuts may not be as popular as we're led to believe

We are constantly being told that the British public has swallowed the 'scroungers and skivers' rhetoric about benefit claimants, and is broadly in favour of welfare cuts.
July 13, 2015

George Osborne, the Budget, and the truth about ESA

When announcing a huge cut to Employment Support Allowance in his budget speech, George Os
July 5, 2015

Punishing disabled people to make reality match a flawed theory?

In the New Statesman, 25-year-old Rosie Fletcher recently
February 8, 2015

What has been achieved by 4.8 million Work Capability Assessments?

Nick Dilworth is a welfare rights adviser who has seen the full impact of welfare reform on the lives of his clients. He is also skilled at analysing statistics issued by the Department for Work and Pensions, and believes that one number, which lies buried in the data tables, should be revealed and widely publicised.
February 7, 2015

Benefit sanctions: MP's reply shows magical thinking

An MP’s defence of benefit sanctions left many other UK parliamentarians stunned. It also showed how common magical thinking has become among those wanting tougher treatment of people receiving social security.