[nomadking]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

A quick search on the internet shows that over 17,000 people have died through PIP alone. The DWP have tried every trick in the book to prevent figures from being released.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a8727296.html

Died from what though? People will have also died after actually receiving PIP, so meaningless figures as usual.From your Link.

More than 17,000 people have died while waiting to hear whether their claim for disability benefit had been successful, it has emerged

So not turned down, Your claim was that is was a deliberate policy of refusal causing those deaths. As I said, FAKE NEWS,

One in four (4,330) of those who died were suffering from a form of cancer

And so likely to die anyway in the near future.

PIP is an ADDITIONAL benefit, not supposed to be money people rely on for food etc. Decisions on DLA or PIP have never been quick, apart from the 6 month terminal prognosis fast track. You are otherwise meant to have had the problems for at least 3 months before any claim starts. Although you can start the claim before, it won't apply until after the 3 months is up.