The DWP has reversed its decision in an unusually hasty about-face. Was the publicity getting a bit rough, guys?
The joy of it is that people still aren’t letting this go. Check out some of the comments on the Chronicle story detailing the happy news:
Here’s Longsufferingfan: “This is not an unusual occurrence, about 60% + of people who are rejected win on appeal. the System is set up to reject people and hope that they don’t appeal. It needs overhauling but so far the Govt are happy with the way it is performing as it works in their favour!”
And Ruiseart adds: “This woman is just one of many, many thousands of people who the government has directed the DWP and the assessment companies to declare “fit for work” in an attempt to save money on the welfare bill.
“Examining the figures shows that had they left every person they declared “fit” alone, and not tried to deny their disabilities, they would have spent £millions LESS!
“The whole assessment regime is designed to fail the people the DWP is supposed to be helping and it should be scrapped and the people behind it should be hauled up before a court and charged with MULTIPLE MURDER!”
Feel free to add your own observations, here or on the Chronicle‘s site.
Blind and epileptic Hazel MacRae has won her appeal after a public outcry was sparked when she was deemed ‘fit for work’.
The 62-year-old received the good news on Wednesday after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) performed a u-turn.
Hazel’s fight made headlines across the country after the Chronicle revealed how she had been classed as fit for work despite being blind since birth and suffering with epilepsy, Type 2 Diabetes and osteoarthritis.
But that decision has now been reversed, and Hazel, of Walker, could not be happier.
She said: “I can’t thank the Chronicle enough for their help . The support I have been getting is fantastic.”
Source: Victory: Blind Hazel Macrae wins her fight after she was deemed fit for work by DWP – Chronicle Live
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