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@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 4:31 PM

Major government workplace health review ‘has kept disabled people’s organisations firmly on the outside’
#DWP #KeepBritainWorking #Mayfield
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@operanews.bsky.social Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 AM

"DWP Christmas Bonus Should Increase to £200 to help Struggling Pensioners" #DWP #ChristmasBonus

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@2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy Sep 20, 2026, 12:35 AM

No, this isn't an error.

"Evidence-based policy making" is a technocrats' mantra. But the reality is often the opposite. In late 2015, an anonymous young British economist described their experience of the #DWP in 2010–15 under former #ConservativeParty leader […]

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@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 19, 2026, 7:00 AM

Early figures from the government’s “flagship” employment support programme show about one in eight disabled people who have begun receiving out-of-work assistance through the scheme has reached its lower “threshold” for paid work.
#ConnectToWork #DWP
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@midwalesmike.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 9:11 PM

The latest proposals for reforming Personal Independence Payment contain some genuinely welcome ideas, but there is a serious problem buried among them.
#PIP #DisabilityBenefits #DWP #WelfareReform #TheWhipLine
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@tina-hearn.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 2:20 PM

Review of John Pring's @johnpring.bsky.social book 'The Department' via @LRB #disability #neurodiversity #DWP #socialsecurity - brilliant book, well worth a read! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:44 PM

Lack of knowledge on ‘reasonable adjustments’ affects significant minority of disabled workers, says study
#ReasonableAdjustments #DWP #DisabilityEmployment
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@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:42 PM

Early results from flagship employment support programme show it remains on target, says DWP
#DWP #ConnectToWork
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@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 4:39 PM

Government research exposes misleading Tory and Reform calls for more face-to-face PIP assessments
#PIP #WCA #DWP #Conservatives #ReformUK
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@margevonmarge.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:30 PM

If IFS and others think means-testing PIP is the solution they wholly misunderstand the #disabled "tax" on life. ESA and equivalents exist for those unable to earn an income in addition to basic UC. "in-kind" or "vouchers" for goods and services immediately gatekeeps choices we make. #PIP #DWP

Means-testing personal independence payment (Pip) would save £8bn without behavioural change, says IFS thinktank

At his press conference this morning Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, was asked if he backed means-testing the personal independence payment (Pip), a disability benefit. (See 12.03pm.) The question was prompted by a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Griffith said he had not read the IFS report and he ducked the question about means testing.

The IFS does not explicitly propose means-testing Pip. But it says the government should have a clear sense of what it wants Pip to achieve, and it considers the pros and cons of seven potential reforms.

On the need for more clarity of purpose, it says:

When designing reforms to Pip, the government needs to decide what it is trying to achieve. What outcome arising from disability is the government attempting to address? Does it want to target resources towards those whose living standards are lower because they face the additional disability-related costs? If so, this would justify a benefit that provides financial support such as Pip. Alternatively, does it want to improve overall well-being? In which case, it is possible that it is more effective to subsidise particular goods and services, which could be achieved by providing vouchers or in-kind support.

The government must also decide on the distributional outcomes it would like to achieve. Does it want to reduce inequalities caused by disability even if this means providing additional money to people on high incomes? If so, then this would justify the current non-means-tested structure of Pip. Alternatively, does it want to focus resources on those most likely to have poor outcomes? In that case, it should consider means-testing support, as those with disabilities and on low incomes are more likely to report not being able to afford essentials and more likely to report low life satisfaction.

@midwalesmike.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 5:04 PM

New PIP proposals contain genuinely welcome reforms. But who should decide what a disabled person needs to meet the extra costs of their disability? #PIP #DisabilityBenefits #DWP #TimmsReview #TheWhipLine
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@johnpring.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 4:29 PM

Late-night release of draft PIP recommendations raises fresh fears of future cuts
#PIP #DWP #TimmsReview
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@missbluesky.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 9:47 AM

#DWP
#Benefitfraud

Steve Cooling the man with the crutch clearly does not need it to help his mobility, wonder if he claims benefits ???
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