Cable Forum - View Single Post - Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP.

RichardCoulter · 12-02-2018, 10:12

Whilst making the lives of the sick and disabled a misery (an extraordinary amount of deaths have occurred too) through these reforms/cuts, it has actually cost the taxpayer more overall.

2/3 of appeals are said to be successful (the solicitor that I use claim a 100% success rate). Despite my severe disabilities I was awarded nothing and after their involvement obtained the highest amount available.

It has been claimed that their was a culture of routinely turning down the claims again at the Mandatory Reconsideration stage, so as not to undermine the quality of the initial decision making process. Statistics and internal whistleblowers have backed this up.

My worry is that not every disabled person has the strength to fight or the resources to appoint a solicitor to deal with this problem.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Re: Worrying news for ESA claimants converting from DLA to PIP. Whilst making the lives of the sick and disabled a misery (an extraordinary amount of deaths have occurred too) through these reforms/cuts, it has actually cost the taxpayer more overall. 2/3 of appeals are said to be successful (the solicitor that I use claim a 100% success rate). Despite my severe disabilities I was awarded nothing and after their involvement obtained the highest amount available. It has been claimed that their was a culture of routinely turning down the claims again at the Mandatory Reconsideration stage, so as not to undermine the quality of the initial decision making process. Statistics and internal whistleblowers have backed this up. My worry is that not every disabled person has the strength to fight or the resources to appoint a solicitor to deal with this problem.