Disabled solicitor launches ground-breaking legal case over PIP discrimination
A disabled lawyer has launched a ground-breaking legal case against the Department for Work and…
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DWP agrees to record PIP assessments but response to MPs’ report still ‘falls far short’
The government has given a mixed response to a report by a committee of MPs…
Mystery over shock fall in disability benefits paid to older people
“Astonishing” figures released by the government show that the number of older disabled people receiving…
‘Truly appalling’ revelations ‘show DWP is subverting justice’ at appeal tribunals
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) officers who attend benefit appeal tribunals are being asked…
Call for government to ditch ‘discriminatory’ PIP rules for NHS care home stays
Campaigners are calling on the government to scrap a policy that prevents disabled people with…
Benefit assessment system undermined by culture of mistrust, say MPs
The disability benefit assessment system is being undermined by a “pervasive culture of mistrust”, fuelled…
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…
The PIP Files: Senior MP to write to minister over ‘devastating’ revelations
A senior opposition MP is to write to the minister for disabled people to ask…
Watchdog begins probe into failure of regulators to punish lying PIP assessors
A watchdog is examining the failure of two healthcare regulators to punish nurses, paramedics and…
The PIP Files: DWP documents show ‘absolutely shocking’ failure on further evidence
Outsourcing companies have been failing to request vital evidence from GPs and social workers that…