Support and discussions for help in benefits.

I like your comments. @bmw123. and many others, me included agree. The White paper comes from proposals from the government on intent. The White paper comes from reading that and seeing what the hell has changed without discussion to the original PDF Documents we are supposed to adhere too.

This I received this morning, and my answer back.

This is a further comment made to me this morning about support (I believe for the Labour party, but it should be for us)

Quote:

Your first year in Government was about fixing the foundations. Our second must be about building a renewed economy: one that works for working people, supports our public services, and delivers growth in every part of Britain.

And while the Government delivers, our party must face up to the challenges ahead.

The single greatest threat to working people’s way of life is Nigel Farage and Reform.

When Labour delivers the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in decades, Reform tries to block it. When Labour stands with our allies, Reform sides with Vladimir Putin.  

When Labour works to bring prices and interest rates down, Reform cheers on Liz Truss’s chaos. When Labour invests record amounts in our NHS, Reform rejects the very principle of healthcare free at the point of use.

Every time, on every issue, it is Labour that stands up for working people, and Reform that shows whose side they are really on.

Make no mistake. This is a fight we must win. And it is a fight we will win.

The prize is within our grasp: a better Britain that is outward-looking, confident and prosperous. A Britain powered by the contribution of its people, hopeful for our shared future.

A Labour Britain, David. That’s the prize our movement can deliver, together.

Thank you,

Rachel Reeves

Chancellor of the Exchequer. 

  While on paper this is exactly what we should be doing, in the communities around the country, the Labour Party is being vetted by the media, by the new headline-grabbing titles, and by statements made by Reformers and other political parties.  What we are not seeing is action, which speaks louder that words.  I know that Labour is delivering on its promises, so why are you worried as to what the reformers say?  Words that we will do this or that are just that.

Written by me as a further comment:

  First reference comes from Scope, which has supported many people who are Neurodiverse and long-term sick.  Can you explain the support that has been given to make claiming Financial help these people registered as disabled or sick, and have been assessed by the NHS to receive treatment, need to be assessed again by the DWP?

  The purpose of Universal Credit was to consolidate all benefits under one umbrella, allowing any department seeking information about a claimant for access to the benefits to view.  This is subject to:  Once permission from the relevant department has been obtained, a letter explaining the need for this information, and if necessary, show the information already on file for that particular application for benefits, and inviting the Claimant to add what they believe would help the application by adding things like recent changes to medication, recent hospital visits and their outcomes, including long term treatment, any pending treatment or operations not already shown.  This all helps to keep information up to date, from both sides.

  What I don't see is how a claimant who had already been claiming a benefit and is still receiving a treatment for a disability or illness needing another assessment from an assessment company hired by the DWP, who are supposed to be experts, to give a report to the Decision Maker who then reduces the claim, or in some cases decides to stop payments for financial help because they have decided that they no longer qualify for that benefit.

  The Laws and Charters set out by the government are specific and are outlined in a PDF Format, which is not being adhered to by government departments.  This is why delays in payments or the need for FOI or MRs are needed.  Why?  The information is provided by the Claimant during the form-filling process and is supported by prescriptions, treatment records, and operations, all based on their NHS medical history, which they hold, and more importantly, is on headed paper.

  What I see is at the bottom of letters saying Office Manager, or an e-mail address: do not reply to this email as it is unattended.  Does this sound like an expert who is doing what they are being paid to do?  Yes, it is.  Because it has now a fight or battle to prove every time I am sick, ill, or need treatment at every stage of the process of claiming benefits.  This is not assistance in claiming financial help; it is mitigating responsibility to the claimant, who, remembering that they may also have a mental illness, has to fill out pages and pages of repeated questions, but worded slightly differently, and in most cases, I find, give up or accept the decision maker's decision because they cannot cope with the questionnaire. 

    Help:  Yes, we have CAB who do a good job, and people like Scope who also assist, but what are the government doing to assist?   Are they refining the system so that it is in plain English (or a language of your choice, including Welsh)?  No, the system, with its newest addition of AI, seems to be making matters worse.  This is only one comment of many of the government attitude to disability which is not a new thing, and has been trying to resolve this issue, where now even time restraints are not being adhered to and where things like answering the phone within three rings has become a minimum wait of 1/2 hour, or being number 33 in a queue, which is strange really since I am always number 33, or there is a loop that states that they will ring you back as soon as an agent becomes available, (in my case it must be 007) and do not get a call back that day?  This is where your first improvement should be made.

You would have thought by now that Scope, Mind, and other Charities registered to help the Sick and Disabled would have had enough by now, and took the DWP to court and forced them to adhere to the Charters and Laws used against us in support of keeping costs down for the DWP yet is costing more in supporting an ever increasing bill in FOI and MR paperwork and time, and court Appearances man hours to defend a decision already admitted to the court and the claimant as wrong but will not rectify.

We are now breeding a system like America of ACCOUNTABILITY, AND WHERE THERE IS A CLAIM THERE IS A BLAIM. It has no longer become an apology and a payment of back pay, but away from court the DWP still mitigate responsibility and decide what they will pay and not adhere to a Judges Directional notice. Not only by not issuing the corrected documents for later reference, but also altering the start dates by saying that we can only pay from the time we received the complaint. If it takes 2 years to go through the system and infact it started before that date because of a Decision Making error they will only start from the latest date, or end dates of benefits under dispute since some certificates only last 2 or three years and by the time the court decision is made there is only about a year to go on the certificate, but in three months when you think its all over you receive another letter saying we are reviewing your claim to make sure you are on the correct rates and it starts all over again.

This is another comment on another subject in the news.

attach when i come back.