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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
Former watchdog chief labels disabled benefits process a 'hostile environment'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/...nvironment#_=_
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McDonald described the assessment process undergone by hundreds of thousands of chronically ill and disabled people each year as crude, unprofessional and Kafka-esque in its complexity.
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“I was shocked by the way this was being administered against the interests of some of the most disadvantaged people in the country,” he said. “PIP is beset by profound administrative failures which work to the disadvantage of disabled people.
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Pretty damning but not surprising sadly given the many personal stories l have read in these past few years. 
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