'Why I went to court for my disability payments'
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Alex
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The number of people going to court to try to win back a key disability benefit is expected to continue to rise this year, a leaked letter seen by the BBC suggests. We follow one woman who took her case to tribunal.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39745403
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I wonder how much money this is going to cost? I thought the idea was to save money....1
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On the Victoria piece this morning it said that PIP appeals are costing the taxpayer £1 million a week! Yes, DLA to PIP is saving the taxpayer a fortune
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I can't say I'm surprised.
They wanted to cut 20% (I can't remember if that was 20% of the DLA bill or claimants) - sounds more lik they've spent 20% more at least.1
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