23 February 2021

Report from the all-party parliamentary group on health in all policies, says 2016 welfare reforms had devastating impacts on disabled people, and calls for inquiry into deaths of benefit claimants.

What: A report by the all-party parliamentary group on health in all policies finds that welfare reforms introduced in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 have had a “devastating” impact on disabled people and others in low-income households over the last five years. Among its recommendations, the report calls for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to launch an inquiry into the deaths of benefit claimants between 2008 and 2020 that have been linked to DWP’s actions.

Why significant: Further evidence of the harmful impact of the government’s welfare reforms on disabled people.