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Benefit reassessment could lead to destitution, says charity

02/03/2012 – 9:00 am

Thousands of disabled people across Scotland could face “destitution” because of the programme to reassess all claimants of incapacity benefit (IB), a new report has warned.
The report, by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), claims an estimated 115,000 disabled people in Scotland are set to lose entitlement to out-of-work disability benefits during the three-year reassessment programme.
Between April [...]

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Websites and forums targeted by ‘fitness to work’ company’s lawyers

02/09/2011 – 9:00 am

The company that conducts “fitness to work” tests for the government has been accused of an attack on free speech after issuing legal threats against four internet forums and websites run and used by disabled people.
The DWPExaminations and CarerWatch forums and the websites AtosRegisterofShame and AfterAtos have all been used by disabled people to swap [...]

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