The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has extended the contracts of three discredited outsourcing giants blamed for much of the discrimination and failings within the disability benefit assessment system. DWP had been planning to start a contract procurement exercise for […]
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Benefit assessment companies ‘have made almost no progress’ on safeguarding
Discredited firms poised to rake in more than £1 billion from new PIP contracts
DWP adds to confusion over ‘single assessment’ plans
Remploy loses inspection contracts after years of concerns over performance
A discredited US company that earns hundreds of millions of pounds a year through benefit assessment and employment support contracts has lost the right to run large parts of a care inspection scheme, following repeated concerns about its performance. Maximus, which […]
Judge’s PIP comments suggest thousands have had claims wrongly stopped
Equality watchdog ‘considering action’ on benefits discrimination
WOW questionnaire responses ‘show assessors are still lying’
Detailed evidence from disabled people has shown that disability benefit assessment reports are still riddled with distortions, twisted facts and ignorance, say grassroots campaigners. WOWCampaign launched its Assessing the Assessors campaign earlier this year to highlight the continued flaws within the […]