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Disgraced privateer Atos quit has its controversial work assessment contract early, the government confirmed yesterday.
The firm, which was hired by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver work capability assessments, has been slammed by disability campaigners and unions for allegedly forcing thousands of seriously ill people back to work and causing undue stress and anxiety to legitimate claimants.
The DWP announced that Atos is exiting from its contract to deliver assessments before it is due to end next August.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
Research reveals stress kills three times the number of people than physical accidents at work