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RichardCoulter · 18-05-2018, 22:36

More nonsense and obstructive tactics are coming to light from DWP staff and their contractors.

Radio 4 today covered a case where a disabled persons DLA was abruptly stopped and they were turned down for PIP after the assessor said that s/he attended the home of a claimant and that there was no reply to their telephone calls. The claimant denied that anybody turned up and Radio 4 say that they have obtained evidence to verify this.

It's believed that assessors may be doing this because they are given four assessments to carry out each day. If they do any more, they get extra money.

A lawyer has also informed me that when claimants are calling to ask for a copy of the assessors report to see what has been said about them are being told that they don't need it and that a doctor's letter will suffice!

The second obstructive nonsense is that people are being told that they have a 'policy' in place that says that if a letter refusing a Mandatory Reconsideration has been issued, that they will not look at the case again if a request is made!

This includes cases where they have not waited for crucial evidence to be supplied or even abided by their own deadlines. Action is/will be taken under the Equalities Act in such cases as disabled people should be given extra time if required, let alone be denied the usual time limits given to anybody.

The whole thing is an absolute farce, they are even turning down people with agoraphobia because they can't attend a medical assessment centre when requested to do so!!!

Never let them try to persuade you not to ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration or an appeal. Records show that most people who are turned down go on to succeed.

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RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,061	Re: Do you want to take legal action under the Equalities Act Re: your PIP assessment More nonsense and obstructive tactics are coming to light from DWP staff and their contractors. Radio 4 today covered a case where a disabled persons DLA was abruptly stopped and they were turned down for PIP after the assessor said that s/he attended the home of a claimant and that there was no reply to their telephone calls. The claimant denied that anybody turned up and Radio 4 say that they have obtained evidence to verify this. It's believed that assessors may be doing this because they are given four assessments to carry out each day. If they do any more, they get extra money. A lawyer has also informed me that when claimants are calling to ask for a copy of the assessors report to see what has been said about them are being told that they don't need it and that a doctor's letter will suffice! The second obstructive nonsense is that people are being told that they have a 'policy' in place that says that if a letter refusing a Mandatory Reconsideration has been issued, that they will not look at the case again if a request is made! This includes cases where they have not waited for crucial evidence to be supplied or even abided by their own deadlines. Action is/will be taken under the Equalities Act in such cases as disabled people should be given extra time if required, let alone be denied the usual time limits given to anybody. The whole thing is an absolute farce, they are even turning down people with agoraphobia because they can't attend a medical assessment centre when requested to do so!!! Never let them try to persuade you not to ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration or an appeal. Records show that most people who are turned down go on to succeed. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 18-05-2018 at 22:52.