DWP will still cut 1.9 million disabled people’s Universal Credit – despite Kendall’s ‘protections’

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveal a startling trend: over one-third of Universal Credit claimants are chronically ill and/or disabled. Yet despite this, Liz Kendall’s new ‘protections‘ in her upcoming planned cuts will do nothing for these 1.9 million people DWP Universal Credit With mental health conditions such as anxiety, […]


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“I Smile At Your Chains”

“I Smile At Your Chains” By Dr Maqsood Jafri This poem by Matloob Boukhari offers a scathing critique of imperialism and ferocity of hypocrisy. It powerfully condemns the double standards of nations that claim to champion peace, justice, and humanity... Read More › - Voice of East


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DWP work coach told a lung cancer patient they should ‘get a job and support the nation’

A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) work coach told a chronically ill and disabled woman that is was her responsibility to “support the nation” and get a job. In a covert recording of a call passed to the Canary, the work coach repeatedly showed the lack of empathy or understanding that exists at the […]


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https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2025/06/13/dwp-work-coach/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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