Monthly Archives: February 2018

How a better WCA is possible

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Ben Baumberg Geiger

Ironically, sometimes it is a policy’s failures rather than successes that make it difficult to reform. The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for out-of-work disability benefits has been a failure by almost any criteria – yet it is still with us, … Continue reading →

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Highlights from the ‘Rethinking Incapacity’ blog

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Ben Baumberg Geiger

One of the reasons that the Inequalities blog has been quiet for a little while is that I set up a separate blog to focus on my 2014-17 project on disability, work and the benefits system, called Rethinking Incapacity. That blog … Continue reading →

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The full return of the Inequalities blog

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Ben Baumberg Geiger

After a long gap and an intermittent return last year (including a great post by Paolo Brunori), the Inequalities blog is back! We have a series of posts lined up, including on disability & the benefits system, whether the public believe … Continue reading →

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