Two disabled people have won the first stage of their legal bid to force the government to improve the much-criticised “fitness for work” test.
The high court this week granted permission for them to bring a claim for judicial review against Iain Duncan Smith, the Conservative work and pensions secretary.
The two disabled people, both supported by [...]
Campaigners are to ask a judge to declare that the government’s controversial “fitness for work” test is unlawful because it discriminates against people with mental health conditions.
Two people with mental health conditions, both supported by the Mental Health Resistance Network (MHRN), will be seeking permission for a judicial review at a hearing on 29 June [...]
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Also tagged Department for Work and Pensions, DWP, employment and support allowance, Equality Act, ESA, Fitness for Work, IB, incapacity benefit, Mental Health Resistance Network, WCA, work capability assessment
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