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QUESTIONS FOR DWP TO ANSWER
Michael Lewendon They ask you to fill in their questions, and you
have to pick one of their answers What's that all about? Let us ask them
Questions? And give them answers to pick from?. please tick box which
best suits D.W.P -----QUESTION (1) Government are paying Millions to two
companies every year for what end? -----ANSWER (1) So you don't receive the
complaints yourselves? passing the buck?------ ANSWER (2) Do the D.W.P who
granted DLA to millions of Disabled persons realize the stress and
anxiety they are inflicting by NOW allowing these money saving Companies
to revoke the disabled person's allowance? Do they ask if the money the
disabled receive helps? And what would happen if this money suddenly
stopped? ----ANSWER (3) Do the D.W.P feel they can't do their job properly?
Will they admit they failed? Will they be reprimanded for their
failings? or is this a money saving exercise by them using Companies
that revoke DLA payments knowing the old and sick are less likely to
appeal?----- ANSWER(4) Why are the Disabled not told of the 65% of appeals
are upheld at the P.I.P meeting they had to attend? Why are they not
asked if their money gets stopped would they feel suicidal? How many of
the 35% that do not appeal are followed up and asked why they did not
appeal? Are the DWP happy not to do this?----- ANSWER (5) What PIP Questions
about the family of the disabled are asked? Do they asked how it would
effect the running of a normal day if their DLA was revoked? Taking away
over 50 thousand disabled cars already? Taking away Money they have
used to pay carers, Help, Aid, etc.?----- PLEASE IF ANYONE HAS OTHER
QUESTIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK DWP OR PIP PLEASE ADD TO THIS, IN THE
HOPE THEY REVERSE THIS PIP MADNESS. -
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When is the DWP going to be held responsible for their actions and how many of its staff are going to sacked.
It costs the UK Gov't £240 million pounds more per year to run PIP than it did to run DLA, and that's Gov't own figures so you can bet the total will be much higher
This was the same with DLA
Can I get PIP if I am over 65?
Personal Independence Payment | PIP - ...
The list is endless, and this website would not be big enough for the Questions I would like to ask the DWP etc.
But one or two on my mind, is why is Ms McVey still in her job, and Ian Duncan Smith still running around free as a bird with No Conscience of the life's he's ruined?
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
i fully intend to start a (national?) campaign in the next few months to address a lot of these issues with PIP, ESA and housing benefit. Possibly even sue the government for institutional abuse - depending on what the most effective way to bring about long term change for the benefit of EVERYONE is.
Enough is enough. 😡
@trev2819 I wish you well in your quest, many have failed in these attempts to bring this to an end with petitions etc I believe the only way this Government will listen will be the way of direct action needed and that will involve complex planning.
I admire your spirit and I for one wish you good luck.
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
One at a time then:
1) No point in asking a question of you’ve already decided the answer.
2) The OP reads like their ought to be more than 1 answer to each question but then there isn’t. One of the Qs is even labelled an A. If DWP were that lax they would rightly be pulled apart. So, if you actually want anything to change, tighten up your text; identify the issue and propose solutions.
3) The process was privatised for multiple reasons and it’s naive to believe or state otherwise. It certainly wasn’t changed to reduce complaints as DLA complaints were negligible and yet using medical professionals for DLA was as bad if not worse. What then is your solution? If you don’t have one then no-one in government will listen let alone change anything.
4) You can’t accuse anyone of saving money when PIP was last reported as running 118% over budget. You just look silly.
5) Private companies do not make PIP decisions. You can’t talk of them revoking anything if they actually don’t. They produce reports which DWP DMs take account of along with all other evidence. Again, no-one will listen if you can’t accurateky describe the process you’re complaining about.
6) The stats are out of date. 71% of appeals are win and that rises to 75% in Wales. However, not all of those will have had a HCP face to face. Many will have had paper only assessments.
7) There are several threads on here where people with mental health issues have raised objections to being asked why they haven’t killed themselves by a HCP. I cannot imagine any circumstances where it would somehow be appropriate to ask all claimants how they might feel if they lost their PIP. Hideously inappropriate doesn’t even begin to cover that suggestion.
8) DWP have done research on who appeals etc. and it has recently been published. So much for the idea they don’t ask the 35%. The 35% is also inaccurate. You can read it all at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738926/personal-independence-payment-claimant-research-final-report.pdf.
9) When you claim PIP you are required to prove your entitlement not the DWP. That gives you a clear opportunity to produce statements from your family. Indeed the claim pack offers that explicit opportunity. How it “runs a normal day is irrelevant. The test is one of functional ability.
10) All arguments about needing to spend the money on aids, care etc. is wholly undermined by the fact that more than 50% of recipients spend the money on basic subsistence because their other benefits are deficient. It also doesn’t factor in that many people on PIP are also in work. If you assume only one kind of person claims PIP you’ve immediately lost part of the audience who might support you.
11) I’ve no idea where this 1m losing PIP in the next 3 weeks is coming from. I’m going to call it as nonsense and wait for the link to prove me wrong. Again, if you scaremonger and get basic facts wrong no-one will take you seriously.
12) What on earth does institutional abuse have to do with any of this?
Do you work for the GOVERMENT? Don't answer that. ok you done research so tell me THIS. How many million dissabled persons which all have been notified of PIP will LOSE thier Benitfits because they never replied to PIP letters?
The sad Answer is, you don;t know? When these persons get thier money stopped in 2 weeks time, is when the xxxx hits the fan as they say. MILLION or MORE will protest like no other, families, doctors, all sorts of people will support thier actions, The new PIP will have to be disbaned not fit for purpose.END OF.
9) When you claim PIP you are required to prove your entitlement not the DWP. That gives you a clear opportunity to produce statements from your family. Indeed the claim pack offers that explicit opportunity. How it “runs a normal day is irrelevant. The test is one of functional ability.
1) I don’t understand your answer.
2) Nothing to add to my original response.
3) Ditto.
4) There’s no connection between my 4th and 1st answer. Do explain what you mean.
5) Nope. You are completely wrong. Find your decision letter. It will have come from DWP not IAS/ATOS. The latter have never made a benefit decision ever.
6) Nothing to add.
7) Good luck with your argument. Saying how you’d feel if you lost a benefit is not part of the decision making process and never will be. Enough people on here have posted about how they felt about being asked about suicudal feelings. I’ve nothing to add to what they said and my original view on that.
8) Dearie me. Good rant but not rooted in reality. Nothing is happening in 2 weeks time. There’s a sort of point in there about people not responding to PIP conversion letters (I’’m guessing at your point here) but those numbers are known and published.
9) I have literally no idea what your response means on this one.
10) Nothing to add.
11) I’m fully up to speed with the PIP process thanks. Still no idea what you think is going to affect millions in the next few weeks though.
12) You used the phrase institutional abuse and said you would sue the government on that basis. Again, literally no idea what you mean. It’s just throwing words about.
I’ve deleted the duplicate post of my wall as my response is here not there. It would be helpful if any further responses could avoid capital letters as it gives the perception you’re shouting. Thanks.
I’ve still no idea what is ending in 2 weeks.
My answer to (5) Private companies do not make PIP decisions.) We all know the DWP does make the decisions, and send you the decision letter?
But 99.9% of the time, we all know that Atos, Capita, Maximus who write the reports for the DM and the DM will always go with the assessment provider, in a very rare case they will correct what an assessment provider does but that's extremely rare..
I created one of the campaign election video for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
So when the systems are designed to mentally break the most vulnerable rather than support you, I don’t think it is overly dramatic to call it institutional abuse.
1) Benefit is not stopped without warning.
2) The rule re: disregarding payments of benefit arrears for 12 months is nothing to do with PIP. It has existed since at least the 1980s. As it applies to all means-tested benefits it’s not discriminating against the disabled. It’s also a long story from unreasonable and only penalises you if you receive arrears of > £16,000 or existing capital which when added to the arrears takes you over that. If you did have that capital then you’re probably not going to be enduring too much hardship in the absence of PIP.
1) PIP is stopped from the day the decision maker inputs their decision on a review, which means there is zero time to re-organise finances accordingly. especially given it takes a week from that decision point for the letter to be printed and delivered.
2) There is only an allowance of £6000 before benefits are affected and this is the same for both single people and couples. After that you are penalised £1 a week for every £250 over the £6000 threshold. £6000 may sound like a large allowance until you factor in that includes current accounts which for our household needs at least £1000 buffer to allow for money needing to be paid out before its paid in. Also I’ve calculated that the back pay can be for up to 62 weeks and factoring in dependant benefits such as Carers Premium and additional housing benefit to cover a larger property rent that is needed for my needs (not just wants) it can easily amount to in the region of £10k. Therefore if I kept that in reserve to cover the next cycle of review and appeal I would have all my benefits stopped, yet have to re-apply to everything again only a few months later (if that), as it plummeted in the absence of any other income - particularly with the cost of rent and annual bills these days..... further exacerbated by my mental health issues, which give us considerably higher than average bills/cost of living.
2) I am fully aware of the capital limits and how tariff income works thank you. It rarely takes people off benefits unless they already have significant other sources of income as it cannot count as more than £40 pw.
Maybe it’s because the assessor was concerned about your mental health and was looking after you by calling your GP.
Try not to read into that too much, I know it’s hard but please try.
I hope your GP is seeing you soon.
You moods low and having a review of PIP , sorry if it’s not a review, will make your mood worse.
At least the assessor did something right then and hopefully the same assessor will award you what you deserve x
Take care to present your views tactfully and remember that humour may be misinterpreted. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Hope it goes well for you first time though - sounds like you had a good assessor.
I hope your MH appointment went ok. It’s difficult but I’m sure it will all help.
Yes the medication will take a little time to work but hopefully not to long.
You take care