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NHS trust, regulator and Atos all apologise over nurse’s dishonest PIP assessment

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

NHS trust, regulator and Atos all apologise over nurse’s dishonest PIP assessment
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An NHS trust, the nursing regulator and a government contractor have all been forced to apologise over their failure to carry out proper investigations into a nurse who dishonestly assessed a disabled teenager’s eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP). The Nursing […]

Hundreds dying every year after PIP rejections, and number may even be rising

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Hundreds dying every year after PIP rejections, and number may even be rising
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Hundreds of disabled people are continuing to die every year after having their claims for disability benefits rejected, new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures have revealed. The figures show that, in just two years, 1,700 disabled people died within […]

DWP’s PIP letter blunder ‘shows its careless cruelty’

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s PIP letter blunder ‘shows its careless cruelty’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of “careless cruelty” after it mistakenly sent out letters to disabled claimants, telling them their disability benefits had been stopped for failing to fill in review forms. It is not clear […]

Disabled woman wins year-long battle with DWP after PIP cancer ordeal

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman wins year-long battle with DWP after PIP cancer ordeal
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A disabled woman of colour had her disability benefits removed for failing to attend a face-to-face assessment, even though she had repeatedly explained that she was not well enough to attend because she was being treated for cancer. Rita* has now […]

DWP silent as satisfaction with disability benefits slumps

By John Pring on 23rd July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP silent as satisfaction with disability benefits slumps
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Levels of satisfaction with working-age disability benefits plummeted in the two years to spring 2019, new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research has revealed. The DWP figures show a huge 15 per cent fall in the proportion of claimants of […]

Round-up: Secrecy on COVID impact, DWP assessments, shielding, Graeae… and Autistica

By John Pring on 9th July 2020 Category: Human Rights

Round-up: Secrecy on COVID impact, DWP assessments, shielding, Graeae… and Autistica
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The government is refusing to release documents that would show the expected impact on disabled people of the legislation and policies it produced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In May, Disability News Service (DNS) asked the Cabinet Office to release […]

Coronavirus: Government PIP figures provide fresh evidence of virus deaths

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coronavirus: Government PIP figures provide fresh evidence of virus deaths
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New government figures have revealed that the proportion of disability benefit claimants who died in April was 15 per cent higher than the previous year, providing fresh evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people. The figures, secured […]

Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’

By John Pring on 25th June 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’
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The government’s continuing failure to allow benefit appeals to be heard via video conferencing is discriminating against disabled claimants, say welfare rights experts. Many disabled people are being forced to ask for their tribunals to be postponed, because they are only […]

Round-up: Face masks, rights in detention, shielding… and PIP

By John Pring on 18th June 2020 Category: Transport

Round-up: Face masks, rights in detention, shielding… and PIP
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Disabled people and their organisations have raised concerns about the impact of new laws that mean passengers on public transport in England must wear a face mask or risk a fine. Disabled people who are not able to wear a face […]

Benefit assessment companies ‘have made almost no progress’ on safeguarding

By John Pring on 26th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Benefit assessment companies ‘have made almost no progress’ on safeguarding
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The three companies that carry out disability benefit assessments for the government have made almost no progress in the last year on alerting local authorities to concerns about claimants whose safety is at risk, according to a disabled campaigner. Last year, […]

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