Opinion: Must do better – Why benefit reforms are in need of reform
Over the last week, more and more articles have emerged regarding disability benefit (Employment Support Allowance) and Work Capability Assessments. I say articles – they read like horror stories....
View ArticleThe Independent View: Coerced, bullied and fighting back: living with...
I am a 54 year old woman who has had Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis for around 6 years. It involves increasing pain and loss of mobility and, as there is no remission, only progression, it...
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A Radical Activist Grandma writes… Lib Dems must make their voice heard on...
Suzanne Fletcher had an experience many Lib Dems have experienced at the party’s conference: she’d prepared a speech but there was not time to call her during the debate. However, Lib Dem Voice is...
View ArticleJenny Willott MP writes: Harrington – better assessments, better outcomes
At our Conference in September, the Liberal Democrats unanimously supported a motion calling for changes to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) which...
View ArticleATOS lose monopoly on work capability assessments after audit shows up...
Those of us who are concerned about the fairness of the welfare system often cite the Work Capability Assessment, which claimants of Employment and Support Allowance are required to take. It seems that...
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A reply to Matt on welfare by Lib Dem ministers Norman Lamb and Steve Webb:...
This week, Lib Dem Voice published a deeply personal account by one of our readers, Matt: I need the Liberal Democrats to stand up for me when Conservative ministers denigrate me. It was read by many...
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Lord Mike German writes…ATOS contract scrapped, two requests for its replacement
The previous Labour Government’s 2005 contract awarded to Atos Healthcare has been a long term thorn in the side of the policy of fairly assessing people on Invalidity Benefit for transferring to...
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