Tories force disabled people into court for no reason (?) as 50,000 overturn PIP refusal with no new evidence
As seen on Twitter: but the Tory-run DWP may well praise such a move for achieving the end aim in the fastest possible way.
It is a common belief that under the Tories, the Department for Work and Pensions automatically refuses every new claim for Personal Independence Payment.
Now, that belief seems to have been borne out by the revelation that 50,000 disabled people who were forced to take the DWP to a tribunal managed to reverse the refusal decision without having to provide any new evidence at all:
Figures show 50,000 people seeking Personal Independence Payments (PIP) had an initial refusal overturned at tribunal without the need for new evidence.
Just under 30,000 won their appeal based on oral evidence that could have been obtained by the DWP.
Fewer than 1,000 successful appeals were based primarily on new written evidence given to the Government.
Since PIP was introduced in 2013, almost three-quarters of all appeals lodged against DWP decisions have either been won at the hearing or “lapsed”, when the Government concedes prior to a hearing.
According to Government figures, 235,300 [decisions] have been overturned in favour of the claimant in tribunal, since 2013. A further 71,920 people were awarded the payment they wanted after the appeal “lapsed”.
The article (link below) seems to concentrate on the apparent fact that the government could avoid lengthy, expensive and pointless appeals if it handled applications properly in the first place – but This Writer doesn’t think that’s the problem.
No – I think there is an intention simply to cause applicants a hassle in the hope that they will give up and try to manage without the benefit.
And that creates an additional question, because people with disabilities are prone to mental illnesses like depression, making it hard to find work, claim other benefits, and make ends meet.
They are far more likely to fall into despair and suicide, or die due to complications connected with their disabilities.
Do the Tories – and by extension the DWP – want to drive people to their deaths in order to enjoy a false benefit saving?
Source: DWP under fire as 50,000 overturn disability benefit decisions without new evidence
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