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		<title>New consultation for 20m ruling in PIP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Steven Sumpter, @latentexistence The Department of Work and Pensions have today announced that they will hold a “further consultation on the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)”. This follows the outcry after the threshold to be eligible for &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/new-consultation-for-20m-ruling-in-pip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=3060&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Myths about DLA and PIP</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/myths-about-dla-and-pip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the start of the national roll-out of Personal Independence Payments. All new claims for DLA/PIP will be for PIP from now on. Given the DWP&#8217;s emphasis on the need for PIP, it seemed timely to summarise some of &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/myths-about-dla-and-pip/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=3032&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ESA, WCA and the Telegraph</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/esa-wca-and-the-telegraph/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hardest Hit was pleased to see Isabel Hardman’s piece in the Telegraph on ESA. Ms Hardman wrote to explain that, “Disability testing isn’t working as it should – and Conservatives must have the courage to admit it.” This is an &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/esa-wca-and-the-telegraph/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=3028&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Myth busting: facts and figures (Update from previous myth buster).</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/myth-busting-facts-and-figures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 10:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of myths, untruths and exaggerations are being peddled on the issue of disability benefits, particularly Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Here we set the record straight on some of the most regularly used myths for targeting cuts at disabled &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/myth-busting-facts-and-figures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=3001&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DBC report shows how Atos and Capita will deliver PIP assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report published today by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) raises concerns about the delivery of the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment. People can make new claims for PIP in a few pilot areas from next week and, &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/dbc-report-shows-how-atos-and-capita-will-deliver-pip-assessment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2982&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Disability benefit reforms: &#8216;It&#8217;s about more than the cuts, and more than the Paralympics&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/disability-benefit-reforms-its-about-more-than-the-cuts-and-more-than-the-paralympics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The disability movement is at a crossroads as a raft of controversial new benefit reforms is introduced. The Guardian newspaper recently asked charities, campaigners and social media activists what happens next. A range of influential figures responded including Steve Winyard, &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/disability-benefit-reforms-its-about-more-than-the-cuts-and-more-than-the-paralympics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2971&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Details about Bedroom Tax protests on 16 March</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 16 March, Labour Left has initiated 40 Bedroom Tax Demonstrations throughout the UK. Find out more about the venues and times of the Bedroom Tax protests on principal organiser Dr Éoin Clarke&#8217;s website. The protests call for the Bedroom &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/16-march-bedroom-tax-protests/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2945&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take action &#8211; stop the bedroom tax hurting disabled people</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/take-action-to-help-stop-the-bedroom-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help us stop the bedroom tax hurting disabled people In a matter of weeks disabled adults and families with disabled children face a stark choice- pay more to stay in your home or leave. From April, people living in housing &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/take-action-to-help-stop-the-bedroom-tax/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2932&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Government failed to listen&#8221; Letter from Hardest Hit campaigner to South Wales Echo</title>
		<link>http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/government-failed-to-listen-letter-from-hardest-hit-supporter-to-south-wales-echo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter from Hardest Hit campaigner Malcolm H Mort was printed in the South Wales Echo on Monday 18 February 2013: I was pleased to discover that the MPs are criticising the Department for Work and Pensions disability benefits &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/government-failed-to-listen-letter-from-hardest-hit-supporter-to-south-wales-echo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2907&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Channel 4 Dispatches on PIP postponed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were very disappointed to learn today that the Channel 4 Dispatches on the move from DLA to PIP that was scheduled for Broadcast next Monday (18 February) has been postponed so a documentary about the &#8220;Horse Meat Scandal&#8221; can &#8230; <a href="http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/channel-4-dispatches-examining-the-move-from-dla-to-pip-postponed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thehardesthit.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20807905&#038;post=2884&#038;subd=thehardesthit&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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