On 16 January, the High Court ruled in favour of Ellen Clifford, that the DWP had acted unlawfully in their 2023 consultation on tightening the Work Capability Assessment, by saying the intention was helping people into waged work, and hiding sweeping benefit cuts. Read the whole judgement here.
We supported Ellen’s court case which was heard in December 2024.
The ruling is a victory for the disability movement and a warning to the Labour government not to go ahead with similar plans. We are defending our benefit rights and protections like the “Substantial risk to health” regulation, which many WinVisible women need. Here’s more:
Video of Ellen speaking after the ruling:
The i paper https://inews.co.uk/news/disability-benefit-cuts-plan-ruled-unlawful-dwp-loses-court-case-3484411
The Times (behind a paywall but you can see photo) https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/cuts-to-incapacity-benefits-are-unlawful-high-court-rules-v860mm9m0
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