| Heartless and Conniving Conservative Government 15:14 - Mar 1 with 2058 views | theloneranger |
Taken from benefitsandwork.co.uk
Even by this government’s standards it’s a shockingly cruel move.
Last month a tribunal of judges ruled that claimants with mental health conditions such as severe anxiety have a right to claim even the higher rate of PIP for help with going outdoors.
It was a decision that put an end to years of the DWP deliberately misinterpreting the law. It meant that many thousands of people with serious mental health conditions finally had a chance to gain a little bit more independence.
So the government acted with remarkable speed.
Bypassing the social security advisory committee, who are supposed to get the chance to comment on all changes to social security law, they published a statutory instrument that will reverse the judges’ decision.
In an effort to justify overturning the judges’ ruling, Tory policy supremo George Freeman mocked as “bizarre” the idea that claimants with mental health conditions should be eligible for PIP. Instead, he said, PIP should only be for “the really disabled people who need it.”
The changes will apply to all claims made from 16 March, 2017.
Just a few days ago we had the following feedback by email.
“Just wanted to say thank you so much for your amazing site! I have used your advice over the years for my son’s DLA applications with great success, have now had his PIP awarded for enhanced care, and after mandatory reconsideration, got the award for mobility as well (thanks to your advice about the tribunal rulings on this for people with a mental health issue).”
Unless attempts by the Lib Dems and Labour to overturn the statutory instrument are successful, and that seems a very long shot, we won’t be seeing many more emails like that.
[Post edited 1 Mar 2017 15:15]
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| Heartless and Conniving Conservative Government on 10:15 - Mar 2 by Lohengrin |
Very. I bet he had a whale of a time! 
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