Britain’s economic watchdog may not publish forecast of employment prospects until the end of October MPs are set to vote on Labour’s disability benefit cuts without any idea of how many of those affected will be able to find work, after it emerged that Britain’s economic watchdog may not publish its forecast of the employment impact of the plans until the end of October. The Department for Work and Pensions’ own impact assessment last week predicted that the cuts announced in the disability benefits green paper would drive at least 300,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children. Continue reading...

National Day of Action - Wednesday 26th March ---- DPAC Aberdeen Wednesday 26th March, 12pm Outside Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen ---- Brighton

Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn

Disabled activists are to hold a day of action in Westminster – and online – next month in protest at the government’s refusal to engage with the “deep-rooted concerns” of autistic people and peopl…