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Company linked to death of PIP claimant gives itself ‘seven or eight out of 10’

By John Pring on 26th May 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Company linked to death of PIP claimant gives itself ‘seven or eight out of 10’
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The boss of a private sector contractor has told MPs that he gives his company a mark of seven or eight out of ten for its performance in carrying out disability benefit assessments, despite it being closely linked to the death […]

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP admits assessment system is ‘fragmented’ and ‘inefficient’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted that its system for assessing disabled people for their eligibility for benefits is “fragmented” and “inefficient”. The comments about the system were contained in documents shared earlier this year with companies seeking […]

DWP assessment contracts will see another £2 billion handed to outsourcing giants

By John Pring on 18th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP assessment contracts will see another £2 billion handed to outsourcing giants
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to hand profit-making organisations another £2 billion to assess disabled people for their benefits over just five years, government documents have revealed. The new details are contained in a contract notice published […]

Families outraged after government hands ‘sickening’ award to DWP safeguarding team

By John Pring on 11th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Families outraged after government hands ‘sickening’ award to DWP safeguarding team
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The government handed its own disability benefits safeguarding team an “outstanding contribution” award, just weeks after a coroner found that flaws in the disability benefits system had caused the death of a young disabled mum. The award was made by the […]

Fight for justice goes on, after Capita agrees Philippa Day compensation

By John Pring on 4th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Fight for justice goes on, after Capita agrees Philippa Day compensation
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The sister of a disabled woman whose death was caused by flaws in the benefits system has pledged to fight for a public inquiry into other such deaths, after a government contractor agreed to pay “substantial” compensation for its failings. Both […]

Prospect of Atos ‘fitness for work’ contract return horrifies activists

By John Pring on 16th September 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Prospect of Atos ‘fitness for work’ contract return horrifies activists
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Disabled activists reacted with horror this week after learning that the discredited government contractor Atos could soon be carrying out “fitness for work” tests again, six years after withdrawing from its assessment contract. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is […]

Philippa Day’s sister pledges to continue fight for justice, after DWP’s PIP changes

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Philippa Day’s sister pledges to continue fight for justice, after DWP’s PIP changes
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The sister of a disabled woman whose death was caused by widespread flaws in the benefits system has vowed to continue her family’s fight for justice, after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced changes in response to the tragedy. […]

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths

By John Pring on 13th May 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Families of DWP victims want chance to confront ministers over benefit deaths
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The families of two disabled people whose deaths were caused by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failings say they want the chance to confront ministers in parliament, so they can describe to them the damage their actions have caused. The […]

Atos, Capita and Maximus ‘send almost no safeguarding referrals to councils’

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Atos, Capita and Maximus ‘send almost no safeguarding referrals to councils’
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A trio of outsourcing companies that have faced repeated criticism over their links to deaths and serious harm caused to disabled benefit claimants have made almost no attempts in the last year to alert local authorities to serious safeguarding concerns. Responses […]

Pandemic backlog means PIP claimants could lose support while waiting in queue

By John Pring on 18th March 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Pandemic backlog means PIP claimants could lose support while waiting in queue
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Claimants of disability benefits who successfully overturned decisions at tribunal are being told their support could be cut off, because of a shortage of assessment professionals and a backlog of claims caused by the pandemic. Claimants of personal independence payment (PIP) […]

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