Full review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) House of Commons report
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I had an email this morning with the findings from a petition I signed back a while. Here are the findings and links not sure if links will work (not very good with this sort of thing) but it is interesting reading the report is on the Government website if the links do not work. The Committee makes a series of recommendations to the Government, including calls to:
On Friday 14 April, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee published a report on the health assessment system to access benefits for those who cannot work, or face extra costs, due to a disability or ill-health.
The Committee found that the system continues to let down some of the often vulnerable people who rely on it. The report called on the Government to take measures to improve trust, drive down the high rate of decisions reversed on appeal, and reduce waiting times.
- Allow claimants to choose between remote or in-person assessments
- Extend the deadline to return forms
- Set targets to reduce assessment waiting times
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