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Demonstrators from round Scotland besieged High Riggs Jobcentre on 3rd October to insist the DWP bosses recognise that all claimants have the right to be accompanied to all benefits-related appointments by the person or people of their choice. This followed the appalling treatment of an ill and vulnerable claimant on 1st September when the management…Read moreRead more

DEFEND THE RIGHT TO BE ACCOMPANIED BESIEGE HIGH RIGGS JOBCENTRE MON 3rd OCTOBER 12 NOON – 2PM Police preventing advocacy On 1st September the management at High Riggs Jobcentre called the police to deny an ill and vulnerable man his right to be accompanied to a Job Seekers Allowance appointment by his father and an advocate…Read moreRead more

The DWP staff at High Riggs Jobcentre in Edinburgh are up to their old tricks again in denying claimants’ their right to be accompanied to interviews. On 1st September staff not only refused to allow an Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty volunteer to accompany an ill and vulnerable young person to an appointment, but also turned away…Read moreRead more

On 21 July Dundee sheriff court sentenced Scottish Unemployed Workers Network activist Tony Cox to 150 hours community work. In a classic example of class justice from the biased sheriff, Tony had earlier been found guilty of “threatening behaviour” following his arrest while accompanying a claimant to a work capability assessment at Maximus in Dundee….Read moreRead more

The successful day of action against the unfair assessments for Personal Independence Payment saw demos in 17 different areas on 13 July.  In Edinburgh ECAP and others leafleted the ATOS PIP assessment centre at Argyle House in the morning, speaking to several claimants attending assessments. In the afternoon we were joined by people from Black Triangle,…Read moreRead more