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Disability benefits system has 'grave' flaws, MPs warn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28437630

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

Cuts being "considered" to sickness benefits.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29821696

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

"Its ok it'll only hit the right people and those assessed correctly will have nothing to worry about". That will be the party and media line and the UK public will go right along with it.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

If only that was the case Rizzy.

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I'm due a re-assessment in November and was planning to call to see if that's still happening (had no letters or anything). Trouble is I'm not sure I can get anywhere as noone seems to know what's going on.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

Not sure why anyone would want to force the issue of a re-assessment. As long as you still get paid I'd leave it to them to sort it out.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

They never gave me a re-assessment date and just put me in the support group dilli.

From what l read the system is in a state of chaos but that's not unusual.

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If they decide to go ahead with the cuts, this list will surely get a lot bigger...

http://blacktrianglecampaign.org/201...ber-21st-2014/

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They keep coming back for more and more.

they see no reaction and take some more.
they get the backing from the sheep and they take some more.
they won't stop till there's nothing.

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That's just it though I know a couple of my friends at my blind group who just stopped getting paid. They didn't get paperwork (which the DWP said they sent) so couldn't send it back.

I'd rather have the paperwork and send it back than find out by the money just stopping.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

I've not heard of this before. If you're in the WRAG group, then it could stop (if it's contribution based) but not when you're in the support group.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

They, like me, are indeed in the contribution based support group. So yup it can happen.

Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
 

There is no time limit to where you can he in the support group as such. The work related group is for 1 year and can stop after that. I haven't heard of anyone having their money stopped without notice whilst in the support group. I can't find much info online either.

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Well I've heard of it twice now and it's not happening to me. I have to call them anyway as I have a new doctor so I'll ask them if I'm due to be re-assessed while I'm speaking to them.

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Here`s an advert for staff required for Esa assessments .
http://www.pertemps.co.uk/jobs/89810...b-in-liverpool
They cant seem to spell professional right on the header.