The proportion of disabled people stuck in the queue to be assessed for the government’s new disability benefit is more than five times higher in parts of the country managed by Atos Healthcare, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. Department for […]
PIP
Court hears appeal on ‘unfair’ PIP 20 metre rule consultation
Minister feels for PIP throttle, despite delays and cancellations
The new minister for disabled people has brought forward plans to roll out the government’s new disability benefit to those with the highest support needs despite continuing lengthy delays for thousands of claimants. The Department for Work and Pensions had been […]
Capita hands its receptionists ‘overbooking scripts’ after new PIP crisis
No promises from minister on benefit cuts for disabled people
A minister has refused to promise that the government will protect disabled people from further benefit cuts in next month’s budget. Lord Freud, the welfare reform minister David Cameron, had promised during the election campaign that he wanted to “enhance” and […]
Minister’s PIP actions were ‘unreasonable’, ‘irrational’ and ‘unlawful’, says court
DLA reforms could dash teenager’s Paralympic dreams
More than 100 a week losing their Motability vehicles, thanks to PIP
More than 100 disabled people every week are losing their Motability vehicles after being assessed for the government’s new disability benefit the charity has confirmed. The figures appears to confirm fears that the replacement of working-age disability living allowance with the […]
Life in the PIP queue: Woman’s ‘wicked’ 14-month wait… just to be assessed
IDS breaks pledge on PIP waiting-times, as tens of thousands still queue for months
Government ministers have broken their high-profile promise to slash all waiting-times for the new disability benefit to less than four months. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to comment yesterday (Thursday) on the broken promise that – by the […]