DWP handed petition of 200,000 names on benefit assessment travel
A disabled woman has handed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) a petition of…
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‘Shocking’ PIP death figures ‘show assessment process is unfit for purpose’
About 1,600 working-age disabled people are dying every year after having their claim for disability…
Capita closes PIP claim after woman complains about use of 25-year-old report
A disabled woman who raised concerns that her benefits assessment was set to be based…
Traumatised child rape survivor harassed again by DWP as he waits to give evidence
A traumatised benefit claimant has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of “sheer…
UN day of disabled people: Activists fight purple campaign’s ‘hijack’ of rights day
Disabled activists have fought back against what they say are attempts by the government and…
Atos threatens to call police after claimant questions PIP assessor’s mental health training
Staff working for a discredited benefit assessments contractor threatened to call the police after a…
DWP figures provide fresh evidence to explain PIP claim rejections
New figures show that Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servants are questioning only…
Watchdog’s ‘issues of concern’ over regulator’s treatment of PIP complaints
A regulator has been told there are “issues of concern” about the way it deals…
Atos assessor told gay man he was ‘defective’ and needed to be cured by God
A doctor working for the government contractor Atos told a gay disabled man she was…
Atos and Capita win PIP contract extension ‘because DWP is chained to a corpse’
The government’s decision to extend the contracts of two discredited companies that carry out disability…