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Capita suspends assessor after disablist, racist Facebook posts

By John Pring on 4th August 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Capita suspends assessor after disablist, racist Facebook posts
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A disability benefits assessor with extreme right-wing sympathies has been suspended by the government contractor Capita after she posted disablist, racist comments about social security claimants on her Facebook page. The posts were spotted by Sarah Goldstein, whose claim for personal […]

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio

By John Pring on 21st July 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cockroft’s fear of PIP reassessment and losing independence as she heads for Rio
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One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her independence when she is reassessed for the government’s new disability benefit. Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft has yet to be assessed for […]

DWP ‘puts child abuse trial at risk’ by insisting on PIP reassessment

By John Pring on 26th May 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP ‘puts child abuse trial at risk’ by insisting on PIP reassessment
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A traumatised child abuse victim has branded the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) “shameful” for trying to force him to attend a benefits reassessment, when he is waiting to give evidence at an institutional abuse trial. David* has severe post-traumatic […]

PIP system crashes again… twice… but DWP still blames ‘technical glitches’

By John Pring on 19th May 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

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The computer system used for new personal independence payment (PIP) claims has crashed twice in a week, just days after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) insisted it was “working as it should”. On both occasions, last Wednesday (11 May) […]

‘Appallingly bad’ software may cause lost PIP letters, says whistleblower

By John Pring on 5th May 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Appallingly bad’ software may cause lost PIP letters, says whistleblower
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Vital letters that tell disabled people they have to transfer to the government’s new disability benefit are being lost in the system, leading to them losing financial support for months on end, according to a whistleblower. Rebecca*, who has asked to […]

DWP ‘ruined me’ with ‘victimisation’, says disabled benefit claimant

By John Pring on 4th March 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP ‘ruined me’ with ‘victimisation’, says disabled benefit claimant
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A disabled man has accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of victimising him and ruining his life after it tried – and failed – to prosecute him for benefit fraud, despite letters from medical professionals confirming his serious medical […]

New survey reveals PIP’s poor satisfaction levels

By John Pring on 18th February 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New survey reveals PIP’s poor satisfaction levels
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Levels of satisfaction among claimants of the government’s new disability benefit are far lower than for other benefits, according to new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures. The survey found that only two-thirds (68 per cent) of personal independence payment […]

‘Appalling’ consultation ‘shows government’s PIP plans are deplorable’

By John Pring on 4th February 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Appalling’ consultation ‘shows government’s PIP plans are deplorable’
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An “appalling” consultation has failed to make the case for “deplorable” government plans to tighten eligibility for its new disability benefit, according to new research by three disabled campaigners. The research by Caroline Richardson, Stef Benstead and Emma Nock for the […]

Government’s new PIP proposals ‘will drive more into poverty and despair’

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Independent Living

Government’s new PIP proposals ‘will drive more into poverty and despair’
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The government looks set to tighten eligibility for its new disability benefit, just two years after it was introduced. Activists this week described the move as another government attack that would lead to more disabled people being driven into poverty and […]

PIP applicant takes legal action over DWP’s inaccessible claim process

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Independent Living

PIP applicant takes legal action over DWP’s inaccessible claim process
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A disabled campaigner who has been refused permission to apply for a vital disability benefit in a way that is accessible to him has begun legal proceedings against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Graham Kirwan has been told that […]

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