Welfare reform

Government ministers will aim to overturn the exclusion of means-testing of cancer patients receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as the coalition's government's Welfare Reform Bill moves back to the House of Commons.

Consumers increasingly appreciate the need for protection insurance when they are told about the limitations of state benefits, new research has found.

The government is seeking to cut half a million people from the disability benefits list when the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is introduced.

Medical evidence used to decide claimants' eligibility for state benefits is frequently ‘seriously inaccurate', the Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) has revealed.

The government has suffered a significant setback in its welfare reform agenda after the House of Lords defeated three of the coalition's main proposals.

Jelf Employee Benefits has predicted an upturn in group risk consultations in 2012.

Disabled people living in residential care will continue to have their additional mobility needs met, the Government has announced.

The government seems likely to be forced into a u-turn over its decision to cut the mobility component of disability living allowance (DLA).

Better communication throughout the Employment Support Allowance (ESA) system and an audit of decision makers' rulings have been recommended by an independent review.

The sickness absence review is expected to call for a government funded panel to judge people's ability to work, taking the responsibility away from doctors.