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The Tory leadership candidates’ voting records from Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

The Independent UK

The Tory leadership candidates’ voting records from Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

The Independent UK

Tory back-to-work benefits crackdown lacks proper evidence says DWP's own watchdog

The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) said the government had rushed through tighter rules for unemployed people without proper evidence after a rule change by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Daily Mirror

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New and existing PIP claimants may see changes to Motability Scheme start this summer

Over 650,000 customers across the UK currently benefit from the options and independence offered by the Motability charity.

Daily Record

Adult Disability Payment award review dates will be determined by six key factors

People of working age with a disability or long-term health condition in Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire can apply from July 25.

Daily Record

The Tory leadership candidates’ voting records from Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Conservative whip, we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

The Independent UK

GOP takes a fresh look at paid family leave

Without a federal right to abortion, some Republicans eye aid for new paren.

Axios

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Spanish response to COVID poverty was too little, too late, report says

Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system

The Guardian - UK

Michael Hiltzik: With a noxious family leave proposal, GOP pretends it's still pro-women despite antiabortion laws

Having achieved its long-held goal of eviscerating women's reproductive health rights, the Republican Party is now hard at work pretending that it's about to enter a new era of pro-women and pro-family policy.

Los Angeles Times

PIP review update for people due to move to new benefit while coming to end of award

Existing PIP claimants will start to transfer to the new benefits system this summer.

Daily Record

Tory leadership: What are the candidates’ voting records? From Brexit to LGBT rights

While most have voted in line with the Tory whip we look at what the remaining candidates have supported and opposed

The Independent UK

Domestic workers have rights too

'I have many Thai domestic worker friends who are 50 to 60 years old. They have worked since they were in their late teens or early twenties. This is their occupation. They have jobs and employers like other workers do. But the government has excluded domestic workers from receiving social…

Bangkok Post

New benefit replacing PIP in seven areas this month aims to get award decisions right first time

Existing PIP claimants will start to transfer to the new benefits system this summer.

Daily Record

Do Australians pay too much income tax? 6 charts on how we rank against the rest of the world

Australians pay too much income tax – or so some argue.

The Conversation

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Salon

Marco Rubio's "cruel" paid leave plan

"The surviving spouse will have to send a big fat check to the SSA," explained policy analyst Matt Bruenig

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Why is this foul-mouthed enemy of Social Security receiving a presidential honor?

The 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom named recently by the Biden White House are, by and large, distinguished Americans deserving of the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Daily Record

People claiming new PIP-style payment may also qualify for wide range of benefit top-ups and discounts

An award for Adult Disability Payment could lead to travel discounts and Council Tax reductions.

Reason

Lawsuit by Tara Reade (Who Accused President Biden of Sexual Assault) Against N.Y. Times Dismissed

Reade sued over the Times' including a portion of her social security number in a photo of her federal identification card accompanying a story. A federal court has rejected her claim, and she may also be required to pay the Times' legal fees.

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Daily Record

New disability benefit payment rates could be higher than PIP following review due to start next year

Eligibility for the new benefit could also differ from the current criteria for PIP.

Daily Mirror

'Government has failed miserably to protect some of the most vulnerable people'

We know that these deaths are happening: between July 2019 and March 2022 official data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says that they have investigated 123 deaths and 34 cases of serious harm through their so-called Internal Process Review

Daily Mirror

Carers can claim nearly £500 extra benefit if they live in a certain area

The standard carer's allowance is widely used, but there's also a little-known supplement payment that many could be entitled to

Daily Record

New DWP transfer timetable for people on PIP moving to Adult Disability Payment

It will take approximately three months to transfer an award to the new system.

Daily Mirror

Thousands of disabled people's deaths linked to DWP's failure to act on benefits flaws

New research by Deaths by Welfare concludes the Department for Work and Pensions failed to fix systematic flaws in the disability benefits system that potentially led to thousands of deaths

The Conversation

JobSeeker eligibility changes: what you must do under the new 'points-based activation' system

From Monday July 4 2022, Australian job seekers face a new social security system to police eligibility for support payments.

The Independent UK

Universal Credit has increased crime rate, landmark study finds

Move to more restrictive social security system linked to rise in crime

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