She told DNS: “I’d like to dedicate this flare to [former work and pensions secretary] Therese Coffey and the legacy of the PIP phone system she left in place when she went to tell farmers how to do the jobs they’ve been doing their entire life.” Because of her ...
DNS reports this week how a disabled man had his benefits slashed after an Atos nurse lied about what he told her during an assessment about his pain and suicidal thoughts, and repeatedly under-stated how his health conditions affected his day-to-day life, in the latest example...
With the latest press release from Unum Insurance, announcing that they are about to flood the UK market with mass marketing for income protection insurance, it looks like this is about to become a reality. EXTRACT FROM BBC REPORT: UNUM PROVIDENT - BBC News 10pm 6th November 2007: Mark Da...
Merry Varney, the family’s solicitor and a partner atLeigh Day, said: “We shall be supporting Pip’s family through the inquest process and seeking on their behalf a full and fearless investigation into whether the acts and omissions of Capita and the DWP caused or c...
In advance of the meeting, the DWP partnership adviser had been shown the link to aDisability News Service (DNS) articlewhich reported suggestions that ministers were considering creating a new single benefit through merging PIP and universal credit. ...
She filled in the PIP review form and posted it to DWP on 1 July, only to receive a letter two weeks later asking her to complete and return the form she had already sent. She was told of the delay when she called DWP to find out if the department had received her completed review...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) looks set to carry out a fourth major search through its records to find disabled people who have been unfairly deprived of benefits, following the latest in a series of damaging legal defeats. ...