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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Oh, right, so the answer is you have no proof whatsoever.
As for your contention that "it is one of the reasons LiMA was introduced" please be so good as quantify and provide your evidence for that statement.
Thanks.
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my response to that is you cant have it both ways, the government have provided no proof to their own figures.
So if you dont accept what I say then you shouldnt be accepting the other side of it either.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
I believed LiMA (along with other IT systems) was introduced because, due to the ever increasing document and admin processing requirements required for a growing number of applicants/recipients, it was impossible to find/process paper files in a timely manner (this information is from someone who worked in the DCS at the DWP, who told me that when they told people on the phone they couldn't find their file, they really meant it, as nearly everything was in one big folder, and if the person who had it last was on holiday, and hadn't re-filed it before they went, it would be stuck in their desk drawer for two weeks).
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Lima is just as much paperwork, it gets printed out. Lima was introduced mainly to cut back on the complaints regarding reports been altered (sometimes even in different handwriting to the original report) and to provide a more streamlined and efficient (standardised) medical process. I have the lima software here somewhere as I requested it via the freedom of information act some years back, and its interesting stuff.
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Originally Posted by MTJR
It was just an example. Not intended to be a "one size fits all" approach. I also understand that everybody's needs are different and that there will be people that are just incapable, through whatever reason, of carrying out a job of work.
Generally, I don't think anyone can disagree that there are a number of people out there on benefits who are "cheating" the system and more to the point "cheating" the system on purpose.
If the only people who ever claimed benefit were always legitimate then I doubt we'd feel the need more such measures. The minority spoiling it for the majority. Any system under any government that attempts to tackle the issue must surely be looked upon positively.
John
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There is cheats now and will be cheats after this change. But you are misguided if you think these changes are solely to tackle fraud. But what doesnt hit the news and what seemingly noone has a care for is that there is also people who wrongfully get turned down, more than half of appeals overule the DWP. these appeals are expensive.