DWP confirms single assessment plans, despite Tomlinson confusion
The government has confirmed that it is pushing ahead with plans to test how it…
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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…
Hundreds of thousands more PIP claimants would challenge awards… if they could
New government research shows that hundreds of thousands more claimants of personal independence payment (PIP)…
Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings
Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit assessments, which they say…
Court orders Atos to pay disabled woman £5,000 over dishonest PIP assessment
A court has ruled that a disabled woman should be awarded £5,000 compensation by the…
Election forces MPs to abandon PIP inquiry, but evidence backs up dishonesty claims
Statements submitted to MPs have provided further evidence of widespread dishonesty among healthcare professionals who…
Benefit claimants take to social media to describe DWP ‘hell’ and ‘abuse’
Disabled people have described how the “terrifying” and “abusive” benefit assessments delivered by the Department…