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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to waste thousands of pounds of public money fighting two rulings by the information commissioner that it must release secret reports affecting millions of disabled people.

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DWP set to waste thousands fighting release of two secret reports
By John Pring on 18th January 2024Category: Benefits and Poverty
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to waste thousands of pounds of public money fighting two rulings by the information commissioner that it must release secret reports affecting millions of disabled people.

It is the latest example of how the department has used delaying tactics for many years to avoid being held to account over its own actions that have been linked to countless deaths of disabled benefit claimants.

The information commissioner ruled late last year that DWP should release both reports to Disability News Service (DNS).

The first report was a written assessment of how the government’s decision to abolish the work capability assessment (WCA) would impact millions of disabled people and other groups protected under the Equality Act.

DNS has been seeking the information since the move to abolish the WCA was announced in the spring budget, with details included in the government’s new Transforming Support white paper.

Under the plans, disabled people who cannot work will only be able to qualify for a new health element of universal credit if they also receive personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance, so on

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DWP set to waste thousands fighting release of two secret reports

 

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I would say “Surprised”

But, I’d have to prefix it with “Not even a tiny bit”

Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!

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