Campaigners have raised serious concerns about government plans to video-record all face-to-face assessments for personal independence payment (PIP). The move, which will begin with a pilot project, before being rolled out across the country, was announced this week by the minister […]
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COMMENT: Seeking claimants to take legal cases over PIP dishonesty
DWP figures suggest tens of thousands of PIP claims could have been decided on ‘unacceptable’ assessment reports
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Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs
Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings
The PIP Files: Senior MP to write to minister over ‘devastating’ revelations
Watchdog begins probe into failure of regulators to punish lying PIP assessors
A watchdog is examining the failure of two healthcare regulators to punish nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists who write dishonest benefit assessment reports. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is looking at concerns about the way regulators deal with complaints about nurses, physiotherapists […]
The PIP Files: DWP documents show ‘absolutely shocking’ failure on further evidence
The PIP Files: Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of Atos assessors
Scores of healthcare professionals may have been able to continue carrying out disability benefit assessments despite being the subject of multiple complaints about their behaviour, competence and honesty, confidential new documents have revealed. The official reports, prepared by outsourcing giants Capita […]