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This information below has been reproduced from the Learning Disability Alliance Scotland, it alleges the DWP have instructed ATOS “ALL claimants will now be subjected to NEW descriptors” when assessing PIP claims – ESSENTIAL READING
We did speak to the author and felt that they were genuine in promoting this article. They are a well respected disability activist known to two leading disabled person’s organisations. We do not believe they would deliberately set out to mislead.
A number of things about the…
The DWP turns nasty on Personal Independence Payment claimants
A number of comments below have suggested that that this article may be inaccurate and scaremongering. Their concern is that there is no legislative underpinning to the suggested changes. We did not write this article nor did we speak directly to the ATOS source. You will need to make your own judgement about whether what you read below is accurate.We did speak to the author and felt that they were genuine in promoting this article. They are a well respected disability activist known to two leading disabled person’s organisations. We do not believe they would deliberately set out to mislead.
A number of things about the…
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