by Chris Rogers | 18 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
The Guardian has reported on the ongoing story with regards to the upcoming tendering for new providers for the controversial Work Capability Assessment contract, noting that a leaked document has revealed the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) plans to use...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
Labour MP Sheila Gilmore, a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, has written a blog for the Huffington Post website criticising the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the two suppliers of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments –...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2014 | Outsourcing, Politics, Welfare
The Daily Mail has reported on a leaked DWP document which discusses the option of outsourcing the delivery of the state pensions service as part of possible measures to meet needed annual efficiency savings of £2 billion annually over the next two financial years....
by Chris Rogers | 27 Jan 2014 | Employment, Outsourcing, Third Sector, Welfare
Following news that 32% of new claimants for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) were deemed as fit for work between October 2008 and March 2013, high profile disability groups have renewed their criticism of the assessments. More than a million others withdrew...
