Judges just forced the DWP to review the benefit claims of countless disabled people
Judges just forced the DWP to review the benefit claims of countless disabled people
by Admin Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:20 am
A panel of judges has backed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into a corner. So much so that it’s being forced to review the benefit claims of countless disabled people.
Another defeat for the DWP
On Wednesday 30 May, the legal firm Garden Court North Chambers announced that Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey had withdrawn three court appeals the DWP was making. These related to tribunal rulings that two claimants with “chronic conditions” were entitled to personal independence payment (PIP), when the DWP had previously denied them the benefit. As the chambers said, the chronic conditions were ones which needed “regular monitoring or medication, such as diabetes and epilepsy”.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/05/31/judges-just-forced-the-dwp-to-review-the-benefit-claims-of-countless-disabled-people/
Another defeat for the DWP
On Wednesday 30 May, the legal firm Garden Court North Chambers announced that Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey had withdrawn three court appeals the DWP was making. These related to tribunal rulings that two claimants with “chronic conditions” were entitled to personal independence payment (PIP), when the DWP had previously denied them the benefit. As the chambers said, the chronic conditions were ones which needed “regular monitoring or medication, such as diabetes and epilepsy”.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2018/05/31/judges-just-forced-the-dwp-to-review-the-benefit-claims-of-countless-disabled-people/
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