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Pursglove refuses to probe rapid rise in PIP ‘disallowances’

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Pursglove refuses to probe rapid rise in PIP ‘disallowances’
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The minister for disabled people has refused to investigate why the number of disabled people whose disability benefits were stopped when they failed to return a vital form rose by more than 450 per cent in four years. The figures, released earlier […]

Call for urgent investigation into DWP’s shocking PIP figures

By John Pring on 9th February 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Call for urgent investigation into DWP’s shocking PIP figures
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A minister has been told to carry out an urgent investigation after the number of disabled people whose disability benefits were stopped when they failed to return a vital form rose by more than 450 per cent in four years. The […]

DWP failings linked to death of claimant whose body lay undiscovered for years

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP failings linked to death of claimant whose body lay undiscovered for years
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The body of a disabled woman lay undiscovered in her flat for more than three years after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cut off her disability benefits, her family say. Laura Winham’s body was not found until May 2021, […]

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