dwp accused rewarding failure over extortionate benefit assessors payouts
dwp accused rewarding failure over extortionate benefit assessors payouts
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2017/april/dwp-accused-rewarding-failure-over-extortionate-benefit-assessors-payouts
Labour accused the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of "rewarding failure" by Atos and Capita, which appear set to be paid more than £700 million for their five-year contracts. This compares with an original estimate of £512 million for the contracts to carry out assessments for personal independence payments (PIP). The DWP said the assessment process for PIP is key to supporting claimants, and it has to balance effective support for the most vulnerable with getting the wrote:
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