The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Indeed. You know it resonates with me!
F@@@ The Disabled
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Indeed. You know it resonates with me!
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
How much money could be saved if humans were allowed to make sensible decisions instead of following the 'expert' check box list which means deny until you can't.
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Shocking suggestion I know, but they could actually ask doctors and/or specialists!
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
When they first rejected the missus and I went War and Peace on them, I made that very point turning their own 'we've reviewed all the relevant and expert information' (or whatever the line was) by pointing out we'd had it confirmed from the GP (GP was kind enough to basically put that in writing) and others that nobody had been in contact with them.
Despite them asking for permission to get in touch, so did they keep their relevant experts in a store cupboard and wheel them out specifically to reject claims to keep their numbers up.
kefkat
Vital Football Legend
So to try and look like the Tories are not that bad Rishi announces today that those working on U.C will keep more of their money.
From 63 p in every pound the rate will drop to 55 p in every pound.
That's the princely sum of 8p in every pound. So on a 40 hour working week, low income families have swapped the £20 per week to £3.20 every week.
Nice work if your a Tory
From 63 p in every pound the rate will drop to 55 p in every pound.
That's the princely sum of 8p in every pound. So on a 40 hour working week, low income families have swapped the £20 per week to £3.20 every week.
Nice work if your a Tory
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
The number of mistaken disability benefit decisions successfully appealed in the past two years equates to one for every minute of the working day, analysis suggests, prompting a warning that disabled people are being “systematically failed” by the current process.
In the 24 months to July, a total of 301,899 decisions about people’s Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims were overturned, according to analysis of government data by the disability charity, Scope – which amounts to an average of more than 12,000 per month.
https://www.independent.co.uk/indep...ability-benefits-appeal-dwp-pip-b1950110.html
In the 24 months to July, a total of 301,899 decisions about people’s Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims were overturned, according to analysis of government data by the disability charity, Scope – which amounts to an average of more than 12,000 per month.
https://www.independent.co.uk/indep...ability-benefits-appeal-dwp-pip-b1950110.html
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
And leaves people bereft of hope in the meantime. Costing more than it is saving and yet they stick with it.
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
I wonder what the rates of depression (and worse, suicide) are like against this background? It’s a horrific situation and completely avoidable isn’t it?
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
I have said before, but I know a lady who was told she had to go for a medical. She explained her situation, but they didn't give a damn. She died from her illness before the date of the medical. She was that ill, and still had to go through that sort of awful process.
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
There was one in the news this week sadly, but Capita have 'improved' apparently lol
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
And multiply that by tens, maybe hundreds of thousands and you can begin to appreciate the utter incompetence and negligence of this shower of shite we call the UK Government.
Fulford
Vital Football Legend
The annoying part is that she was granted it at 8 years of age and she will never get better. They had all the medical reports etc and still decided to turn her down. The funny bit is that the tribunal awarded her a higher rate than she was already on.
JuanPabloAngel
Alert Team
Nice one
kefkat
Vital Football Legend
Teresa Coffey doing what the Tories do best
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.c...s-national-disability-strategy-court-is-told/
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.c...s-national-disability-strategy-court-is-told/
kefkat
Vital Football Legend
its big JPA! I've been looking for the file on this. When I find it I'll post the link up.
We are talking thousands that are known of. Not the DWP admits it in most cases. Its been inquests and the families of that have confirmed. There are more thousands that aren't reported and followed through as such
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Not strictly disabled related, but thought it was the best thread.
The financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs, according to updated government plans.
It was announced in September that from 2023 no-one in England would pay more than £86,000 for care.
Now a tweak to the plan has been published, which critics say could see the poorest having to use more of their assets than better off people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59323311
The financial help poorer people get to cover their care will not count towards a new cap on costs, according to updated government plans.
It was announced in September that from 2023 no-one in England would pay more than £86,000 for care.
Now a tweak to the plan has been published, which critics say could see the poorest having to use more of their assets than better off people.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59323311
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
the Tories looking after the richer amongst us? Nah, doesn't sound like them, does it?
