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Originally Posted by Angua
Boils down to the Tories continuing with a system brought in by Labour, whose inventor said was not fit for purpose.
Tick boxes can never fairly assess anyone with a work affecting disability.
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DLA and PIP are not about "work affecting disability". If you're talking about IB & ESA, then the questions asked are not that different. The main difference was with IB, you could accumulate enough points(15) by scoring a few points here and there, across several descriptors. Multiple minor difficulties could lead to entitlement.
You have to differentiate between a sickness/illness/condition that will be resolved with in time possibly requiring treatment and an ongoing set of untreatable disabilities.
IIRC A major criticism is that the system of assessments doesn't feed back what difficulties that are identified and accepted. The Jobcentres don't see the reports. It relies on further interviews to identify the types of jobs you can and cannot do and what other restrictions there are on being able to do a Job search, eg part time vs full time. You could be too ill/sick to be on JSA, but not enough to be on ESA. The "Extended Period of Sickness"(EPS) on JSA might cover some of that, but the maximum period is 3 months.