[nomadking]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Dying man told to get a job by DWP:

https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/...-any-benefits/

Terminally ill woman has her PIP stopped because she isn't dying fast enough:

https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2019/...g-fast-enough/

And is this any different to the rules before 2010?

The criteria of not being able to do your normal job went a long time ago.
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“We thought I was getting Universal Credit but at the Job Centre Plus in Johnstone they told me I wasn’t eligible because my partner Terry works part-time.
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The department also says it has terminal illness special rules and anyone subject to it can have their work-related requirements waived.
It added on Thursday that it had reviewed the case and Mr McClelland had been awarded the enhanced level of the mobility allowance.

Sounds like he didn't make the required NI contributions to qualify for contribution based ESA, which I think doesn't have other financial criteria.

If you qualify for DLA/PIP under special rules which override the normal criteria of your activities being badly affected, and those special rules no longer apply to you, then you no longer qualify unless the normal criteria apply. If they do, she can apply for PIP and be assessed in the normal way.