The 'parasitic' fraudsters split the money, but claimants then discover it is only an advance loan, which has to be paid back to the DWP in full. Fraudsters strike to 'steal' benefits "I'm pleased the DWP have confirmed they are committed to having a replacement base nearby and I hope...
that DWP staff would be “trained to the highest standards on the appropriate use of any new powers”, while there would be “oversight and reporting mechanisms, to monitor these new powers” and the department will not have access to people’s bank accounts and ...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of “absolutely disgraceful” behaviour after confirmation that it hid vital evidence from a statutory safeguarding inquiry into why a disabled man starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped. DNSraised questions last weekabo...
They knew that if they did not fix the WCA in the way they were told was essential to save lives in April 2010 then they would be able to save money by forcing many more thousands of people off disability benefits and onto jobseeker’s allowance and, hopefully, the workplace (or, more...
VICTIMS: It is indeed regrettable that some dishonest people undoubtedly played the system to obtain benefits to which they are not entitled. However, a War Pension is not a benefit, and I believe that the reason the administration of War Pensions was altered in 2005 was to place all older ...
Higman said: “Our worth as disabled people is calculated based on our economic value – if you can’t work then you have to navigate a hostile, punitive benefits system and if you can work, you aren’t given the support you need to do that or can have that support sud...