‘Consciously cruel’ UK benefits system failing on human rights, charity warns

New report exposes how government program with eye-popping budget is failing vulnerable students

A new report from the Department of Labor suggests that the Job Corps training program is spending over $1 billion with underwhelming results.

Amnesty just slammed the DWP as 'consciously cruel' in scathing new report

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing severe criticism after a new report by Amnesty International labelled it as “consciously cruel” and damaging the lives of disabled and non-working people. Speaking directly to people struggling to get by on benefits, the research reveals a welfare system riddled with stigma, inflexible rules, and a relentless approach from the DWP that treats claimants not as humans, but as suspects. The DWP: …

‘Consciously cruel’ UK benefits system failing on human rights, charity warns

The UK's social security system has been branded “consciously cruel” by campaigners who say it “does not stand up to the international human…

The UK’s social security system falls way below international human rights standards: new report

submitted by flamingos to uk_politics16 points | 4 commentshttps://www.wearequeeraf.com/interim-ehrc-guidance-instructs-uk-to-segregate-trans-people-in-public-spaces/ The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published interim guidance following last week’s Supreme Court decision. It instructs organisations that manage public spaces and workplaces to create segregated mixed-sex bathrooms, washing and changing facilities for Trans+ people to u…

The UK's social security system falls way below international human rights standards - new report

The right to social security is enshrined in several international agreements on human rights. But the UK's system - even before the disability benefits cuts announced earlier this year - falls way below these standards.

UK's 'cruel' benefits system is 'ruining lives' and 'violating human rights', Amnesty report finds

Amnesty is urging the DWP to stop its plans for benefit cuts – as the social security system is already 'violating human rights'.